2023 LAW PRO

20th Annual International Conference on Law
Program (Athens Local Time)

10-13 July 2023
9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
(Note 3: 
Please note that many attendees including those who present a paper may choose the online option. However, ATINER will provide full-fledged services (lunches, dinners, excursions, etc.) for all those who present onsite.) 


Monday 10 July 2023

08.30-09.15
Registration


09:15-09:45
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.

09:45-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • David A. Frenkel, LL.D., Head, Law Unit, ATINER & Emeritus Professor, Law Area, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
10:00-11:30 Session 1
Moderator: David A. Frenkel, LL.D
., Head, Law Unit, ATINER & Emeritus Professor, Law Area, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
  1. John Kleefeld, Professor, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
    Title: Spatiotemporal Influence of Judicial Decisions: The Case of Donoghue v Stevenson.
  2. Areto Imoukhuede, Professor, Florida A&M University, USA.
    Title: Leaving Langdell and Resurrecting Socrates Online.
  3. Nayel Alomran, Associate Professor, Zayed University, UAE.
    Title: Digital Evidence before the Administrative Courts in Jordan.

Discussion

 

11:30-13:00 Session 2
Moderator: John Kleefeld
, Professor, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
  1. Garima Tiwari, Associate Professor, Bennett University, India.
    Title: Promoting Effective Refugee Protection in India: Balancing National Interests and International Obligations.
  2. Rika Van Zyl, Senior Lecturer, University of the Free State, South Africa.
    Title: Public Policy conundrum in Private Wills.
  3. Jennel Cheng, Juris Doctor, Arellano University School of Law, Philippines.
    Title: The Philippines Readiness in Addressing Food Security by Minimizing the impact of Climate Change.

Discussion

 

13:00-14:30 Session 3
Moderator: Jennel Cheng
, Juris Doctor, Arellano University School of Law, Philippines.
  1. Anna Chronopoulou, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster, UK.
    Title: The Presence of the Absence: Portrayals of Women Legal Academics in Films.
  2. Henda Steyn, Lecturer, University of the Free State, South Africa.
    Title: A Proposed Legal Framework for Implementing and Regulating Financial Therapy in the South African Financial Planning Law Landscape.
  3. Alexander Carl Dinopoulos, PhD Student, Charles University, Czech Republic.
    Title: The State of Exception De-Institutionalized.
  4. Emmanuel Nartey, Senior Lecturer, Open University, UK.
    Title: A Critical Assessment of Corporate Human Rights Violation and Environmental Damages Under Tort Law.

Discussion

14:30-15:30 Discussion + Lunch

15:30-17:00 Session 4
Moderator: Mr. Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administration)
  1. Gaetan Balan, Associate Professor, Catholic University of Lyon, France.
    Title: The Law of the Sea and Climate Change: An EU Perspective.
  2. Maria Luisa Chiarella, Associate Professor, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy.
    Manuela Borgese, Professor, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy.
    Title: Data Act: New Rules about Fair Access to and Use of Data.
  3. Dane Ally, Associate Professor, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
    Title: The Imposition of Chemical Castration as Punishment for Sexual Offenders in South Africa: A Human Rights Perspective.

Discussion

 

17:00-18:30 Session 5
Moderator: Mr. Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administration)
  1. Jean Fougerouse, Associate Professor, University of Angers, France.
    Title: The Shared-Initiative Referendum in France: A Path Closed?
  2. Larissa Pochmann da Silva, Professor, Estacio de Sa University, Brazil.
    Title: Class Actions and the Economic Analysis of Law.
  3. Heron Gordilho, Professor, University of Bahia, Brazil.
    Title: Paths towards a New Legal Status for Animals in France.

Discussion

20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music and dance)


Tuesday 11 July  2023

08:30-10:00 Session 6
Moderator: Mr. Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administration)
07:30-10:30
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk
  1. Peng Han, Associate Professor, Lingnan University, China.
    Title: Perspectives on Legal Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Workplace in HK.
  2. Yongliang Yan, Assistant Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
    Title: The Space Transportation Regime in China: Status Quo, Shortcomings and Possible Ways Out.

Discussion

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

10:00-11:30 Session 7
Moderator: Mr. Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administration)
  1. Vladimir Orlov, Professor, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Russia.
    Title: Dispositivity in Russian Business Law.
  2. Yunbo Zhang, Master Student, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China.
    Title: The Study on the Effectiveness of Arbitration Clauses in International Commercial Arbitration – From the Perspective of Contract Non-Formation.
  3. Tshilidzi Knowles Khangala, Lecturer, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
    Title: The Analysis of South Africa’s Constitutional and UNCRC-Imposed Obligations to Achieve Children’s Socio-Economic Rights: A Critique.

Discussion

 

11:30-13:00 Session 8
Moderator: Jorge Nunez, Reader
, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
  1. Gulcin Demircan, Research Assistant, Izmir Democracy University, Turkiye.
    Title: Mobbing In Individual Application Decisions of The Turkish Constitutional Court.
  2. Viktoriia Hamaiunova, PhD Candidate, Newcastle University, UK.
    Title: Visible and Implicit Legal Cultures of ECtHR Countries.
  3. Harsh Pathak, PhD Student, Christ University, India.
    Title: Armed Conflict and Climate Change- Research Study on the Impact of Climate Change in the Himalayas with Special Reference to the Water Treaties.

Discussion

 

13:00-14:30 Session 9
Moderator: Emmanuel Nartey
, Senior Lecturer, Open University, UK.
  1. Elias Grivoyannis, Associate Professor, Yeshiva University, USA.
    Constantine H. Grivoyannis, M.H.A., M.R.M., M.S. (Taxation) Associate, Forensic Economic Damages, LLC, USA.
    Title: The Debate About The Taxation of The Compensatory Damages Awards: A Forensic Economics Perspective.
  2. Jorge Nunez, Reader, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
    Title: Cosmopolitanism and State Sovereignty: A Multidimensional Approach.

Discussion

14:30-15:30 Discussion + Lunch

15:30-17:00 Session 10
Moderator: Mr. Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administration)
  1. Ger Coffey, Associate Professor, University of Limerick, Ireland.
    Title: Proactive Intelligence-Led Policing Examined through the Lens of Covert Surveillance Operations in Ireland.
  2. Marta-Claudia Cliza, Associate Professor, University of Nicolae Titulescu of Bucharest, Romania.
    Laura-Cristiana Spataru-Negura, Lecturer, University of Nicolae Titulescu of Bucharest, Romania.
    Title: New Perceptions of Democracy after the Covid-19 Pandemic.
  3. Merve Duysak, Assistant Professor, Istanbul Okan University, Turkiye.
    Title: Legal Developments as to “Cyber Grooming” actions from Lanzarote Convention to now.

Discussion

 

17:00-18:30 Session 11
Moderator: Mr. Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administration)
  1. Jill St George, Lecturer, The Open University, UK.
    Title: Constitutional Change in Barbados – From Saving to Abolishing.
  2. Elena Emilia Ștefan, Associate Professor, “Nicolae Titulescu” University of Bucharest, Romania.
    Title: Climate Change – An Administrative Law Perspective.
  3. Lavinia Iancu, Lecturer, Tibiscus University, Romania.
    Title: Covid Influence in Insolvency in Romania.

Discussion

19:00-20:30
Ancient Athenian Dinner (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner with recipes from ancient Athens, wine/water)


Wednesday 12 July 2023
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or
Mycenae Visit

Thursday 13 July 2023
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi

Friday 14 July 2023
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounio

Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

+30 2103634210
+30 2103634209

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