Programme and Speakers

Here you will find the programme of the 1st Basel Conference Judiciary as well as the recordings of the individual panels.
Whole conference
Video / Stream
Part Europe (complete)
Video / Stream
Part Switzerland (complete)
Video / Stream
Time
Programme item
13.15 – 13.20
Welcome and introduction
Prof. Dr. iur. Stephan Breitenmoser, Professor at the University of Basel; Judge at the Federal Administrative Court, St. Gallen (conference chair)
Video / Stream
13.20 – 13.40
Europe: Task, role and influence of the CJEU in safeguarding judicial independence
Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Andreas Voßkuhle, ex. President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Karlsruhe; Professor at the University of Freiburg i. Br.
Video / Stream
13.40 – 14.00
Europe: Task, role and influence of the ECtHR
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm, LL.M. (Harvard), ex. Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court, Karlsruhe
Video / Stream
14.00 – 14.20
Europe: The role and possible influence of the Venice Commission
Prof. Dr. Dres.h.c. Angelika Nußberger, ex. Vice-President at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Strasbourg
Video / Stream
14.20 – 15.00
Panel Discussion: Judicial Independence and Separation of Powers in Europe - Current Problems and the Possibilities of the CJEU, ECtHR and Venice Commission
Participants: Dieter Grimm, Angelika Nußberger, Andreas Voßkuhle and Anne Sanders Moderation: Stephan Breitenmoser, Thomas Stadelmann
Video / Stream
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee break
15.30 – 15.50
Switzerland: Problems and need for change from the perspective of the Swiss Judiciary
Prof. Dr. iur. Ulrich Meyer, ex. President of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, Lausanne
Video / Stream
15.50 – 16.10
Switzerland: Problems in Switzerland from a European perspective
Prof. Dr. iur., M.Jur. (Oxford), Anne Sanders, Bielefeld University
Video / Stream
16.10 – 16.30
Switzerland: Appointment of judges by lot
Adrian Gasser, Initiative Committee "Justizinitative", Zug
Video / Stream
16.30 – 16.50
Switzerland: Alternative model
Prof. Dr. iur. Peter Uebersax, Titular Professor of Public Law and Public Procedural Law at the University of Basel; Clerk of the Court and Scientific Advisor at the Federal Supreme Court, Lausanne
Video / Stream
16.50 – 17.35
Panel discussion: Judicial independence and separation of powers in Switzerland - need for change and possibilities
Participants: Anne Sanders, Ulrich Meyer, Adrian Gasser, Peter Uebersax Moderation: Stephan Breitenmoser, Thomas Stadelmann
Video / Stream
17.35 – 17.45
Closing words
Dr. h.c. Thomas Stadelmann, Federal Judge, President of the Swiss Institute for the Judiciary (conference chair)
Video / Stream
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