2024 LAW PRO

1. Helen Fenwick, Professor, Durham University, UK.
   Daniel Fenwick, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University, UK.
   Title: Relying on Human Rights Treaties to Establish Access to Same-Sex Marriage and Registered Partnerships – Confronting the Question of Cultural Sensitivities.
2. Andreea Draghici, Associate Professor, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania.
   Title: The Consequences of Bullying on the Child and on the Rights of Personality.
3. Razaana Denson, Senior Lecturer, Head of Private Law Department, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
   Glynis Van der Walt, Senior Lecturer, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
   Title: The Right to Die when the Right to Live has Been Taken Away: South African Law and the Islamic Perspective.
4. Eimys Ortiz-Hernandez, Tenure-eligible Lecturer “Serra Húnter”, University of Lleida, Spain.
   Title: The (Neglected) Rohingya Dilemma and Systematic Infringements of Human Rights: A Call for Global Accountability?

1. Claudio Sarra, Associate Professor, University of Padova, Italy.
   Title: Artificial Intelligence in Decision-making: A Test of Consistency between the “EU AI Act” and the “General Data Protection Regulation”.
2. Franaaz Khan, Senior Lecturer, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
   Title: A Discussion of the Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Negligence in the Law of Delict (Tort) In South Africa.
3. Jennifer Graham, Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
   Title: Examining the Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Making the Case for Rights-Based Impact Assessments in AI Regulation.
4. Elise Nicoleta Valcu, Associate Professor, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center, Romania.
   Title: Crowdfunding Platforms, An Innovative Way of Providing Crowdfunding Services in The Age of Artificial Intelligence. Eu Legislative Implications. Applicability in Romania.

1. Barbara Jelonek-Jarco, Assistant Professor, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
   Title: Franchise Agreement – The European and Polish Perspective.
2. Alberto Iglesias Garzon, Assistant Professor, CUNEF University, Spain.
   Title: The Role of Multinational Corporations in Supporting the EU Rule of Law: The Appeal to Democratic Values in Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility (CSR).
3. Daniela Iancu, Lecturer, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania.
   Title: Press Freedom in Romania: Regulation, Realities, and Expectations in the Context of Adopting New European Regulations.

1. Francisca Rendich, Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.
   Title: Exploring the Intersection of Law and Literature: Insights from Classic Works of Universal Literature.
2. Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya, Professor, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
   Title: “Self-policing” or “Independence” of the Judiciary in Transformative Adjudication in Africa?
3. Qingmin Guo, Lecturer, Southwest Petroleum University, China & Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford, UK.
   Title: Legal Protection of Fertility Support under the New Adjustment of Family Planning Policy in China.
4. Dane Ally, Associate Professor, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
   Title: The Reasonable and Progressive Alleviation of Homelessness: A Comparative Analysis of the Right to have “Access to Adequate Housing” in the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Kenya.

1. Bongani Khumalo, Senior Lecturer, University of South Africa, South Africa.
   Title: Sidonselwa Iholo Ngokungemthetho: ‘No Work, No Pay’, Lawful Deductions or Employer’s Self-Help, in Search for Practical Guidelines.
2. Katlego Arnold Mashego, Lecturer, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
   Title: Possible Contribution by BRICS to the AfCFTA: Towards Economic Development and Consequently the Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa.

1. Domenico Bilotti, Professor, Magna Graecia University, Italy.
   Francesco Iacopino, Lawyer, Union of the Italian Criminal Law Chambers (UCPI), Italy.
   Title: Criminal Law Needs, Constitutional Opportunities and Law & Religions Ethical Contributions.
2. Mehmet Ertan Yardim, Associate Professor, Kadir Has University, Türkiye.
   Title: Recourse Procedure in Mandatory Mediation.
3. Noemi Suri, Assistant Professor, Research Fellow, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law, Hungary.
   Title: Hungarian Model of the Restructuring Process – National Report.
4. Elisabete Ferreira, Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal.
   Title: Medical Liability for Omission Under the Portuguese Criminal Law: A Critical Eye on The Portuguese Jurisprudence.

1. Olivia Rybak-Karkosz, Assistant Professor, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
   Title: Cybercrime at the Crypto-Art Market – Types of Crime Committed against NFT’s Creators and Owners.
2. Adoracion Perez Troya, Senior Lecturer, University of Alcalá, Spain.
   Title: A European Legal Framework for Open Finance.
3. Cristina Faone, PhD Student, University of Verona, Italy.
   Title: Do Harmonized Provisions Ensure Fairness in International Trade? The European Customs Law Experience.
4. Veselin Hristov, Head of Non-Performing Exposures in UniCredit, Sofia University, Bulgaria.
   Title: The Leasing Contract – Concept and Types. Comparative Legal Analysis between European Countries.

1. 1. Daiga Rezevska, Professor, University of Latvia, Latvia.
      Title: General Principles of Law as a Directly Applicable Legal Norm and Transitional Justice.
      
   2. Ori Igwe, Senior Lecturer, University of West London, UK.
      Title: Artificial Intelligence: A Twenty First Century International Regulatory Challenge.
   3. Ambre Jarassier, PhD Student, University of Nantes, France.
      Title: The Resurrection of the Roman Senatus Consultum, a Political Diversion of the Ancient Senatorial Institution by Napoléon.
   4. Julija Jerneva, PhD Candidate, University of Latvia, Latvia.
      Title: Excessive Pricing in EU Law: The AKKA/LAA v Konkurences padome Case and Historical Context.

1. Julita Zawadzka, Assistant Professor, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
   Title: Life after Death? Legal Relations of Companies after Cessation of their Legal Existence.
2. Paraskevas Rodosthenous, Lecturer, University of Southampton, UK.
   Title: Regulatory Reform Recommendations for Executive Remuneration.
3. Morgane Querel, PhD Student, Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique (CDMO), France.
   Title: IMO and Shipping Decarbonisation: The Legal Framework to Adopt a Market-Based-Measure (MBM).
4. Ting Hu, PhD Student, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
   Title: Revisiting Dual-Class Share Regulation in China: Lessons from Comparative Perspectives.

1. Ramona Duminica, Lecturer, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center, Romania.
   Andra Nicoleta Puran, Lecturer, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center, Romania.
   Title: Normative Inflation – Cause of Inefficiency of Romanian Environmental Law.
2. Paul Figueroa, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico, USA.
   Title: How to Protect Traditional Cultural Expressions in Peru and Colombia.
3. Charlotte Semarcelle, PhD Student, University of East Anglia, UK.
   Title: Locus Standi in Climate Change Litigation: A Tort Law Approach and the Way Forwards.
4. Bingxin Ren, Postgraduate Student, Southwest Petroleum University, China.
   Title: Exploring the Model and Policy Context of a Payment for Carbon Sink Services of Marine Farms in China.

1. Ravindra Pratap, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, India.
   Title: The 2023 Indus Waters Treaty Arbitration between India and Pakistan: A Critical Appraisal.
2. Rehab Barnawi, Researcher, University of Essex, UK.
   Title: Women’s Legal Empowerment in Employment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
3. Maria Luisa Chiarella, Associate Professor, Magna Graecia University, Italy.
   Manuela Borgese, Professor, Magna Graecia University, Italy.
   Title: Platform-To-Business Contracts: European Laws and Digital Society.
4. Larissa Pochmann da Silva, Professor, Estácio de Sá University, Brazil.
   Title: Evidence and Technology in the Brazilian Legal System: Resolution No. 408, of 2021, of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), and the Treatment of Digital Evidence.

1. Okechukwu Ejims, Senior Lecturer and Law Program Director, University of Bedfordshire, UK.
   Title: A Legal Framework for the Analysis of the Impacts of International Investment Law on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights.
2. Tshilidzi Knowles Khangala, Lecturer, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
   Title: A Critical Examination of the Constitutional Implications Surrounding the Parental Presence Requirement for Pregnant pupils during Examinations in certain South African Schools.
3. Miriam Mbah-Amanze, Lecturer, The Open University, UK.
   Title: Examining Gender Responsiveness in the Welsh Public Procurement Framework.
4. Anka Mohoric Kenda, Director, Company Farmed, Slovenia.
   Title: Fair Satisfaction Due to Violations of Patients’ Rights in Healthcare.

1. Marc Welgemoed, Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Criminal and Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
   Title: The Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Legal Education and Legal Practice – the HIVELAW project at the Nelson Mandela University Law Clinic.
2. Antonio Jesus Alonso Timon, Director, Law Innovation Center, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain.
   Title: New Technologies and Old Methods.  Current Ways of Approaching the Teaching of Law in Classrooms.
3. Rendich Francisca, Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.
   Title: The Anachronism of Time: The Importance of Rereading the Classics in Law Schools.
4. Claudio Sarra, Associate Professor, University of Padova, Italy.
   Title: The Future of Legal Education between Humanities and Technology.
5. Elias Costa Grivoyannis, Associate Professor, Yeshiva University, USA.
   Title: Do our Legal Institutions Always Deliver Justice? A Problem of Efficiency.
6. Mehmet Ertan Yardim, Associate Professor, Kadir Has University, Turkey.
   Title: Examination Methods in Large Classes at Law Faculties.
7. Gaetan Balan, Associate Professor, Lyon Catholic University, France.
   Title: Serious Games and Teaching of Law: Experiences and Practices.
8. Georgios Zouridakis, Research Fellow, The Athens Institute, and Member of the Athens Bar Association.
   Title: Greece: Some Thoughts on Legal Practice and the Justice System.

Interventions:

1. David A. Frenkel, D., Head, Law Unit, Athens Institute & Emeritus Professor, Law Area, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
2. Karine Millaire, Assistant Professor, University of Montreal, Canada.
3. Rajko Pirnat, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
4. Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya, Professor, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
5. Jana Reschova, Associate Professor, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
6. Noelle Hunter, Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA.

1. Gaetan Balan, Associate Professor, Lyon Catholic University, France.
   Title: Insular States and Sea Level Rising: A Climate Change Perspective.
2. Gabriele Redigonda, PhD Candidate, University of Florence, Italy.
   Title: Monitoring GHG Emissions: Legal Reflections on The Use of New (Space) Technologies.
3. Binghan Li, Postgraduate Student, Southwest Petroleum University, China.
   Title: Climate Change Litigation and Causation: Joining Law and Climate Science.

1. Michael Fleck, Adjunct Professor, Northern Illinois University College of Law, USA.
   Title: Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Estate Planning and Administration – Pros and Cons of Access to Legal Services for the Disadvantaged.
2. Marta Boura, Lecturer and PhD Candidate, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: A New Digital Regulatory Framework through EU AI Act.
3. Cat Moon, Founding Co-Director, Vanderbilt AI Law Lab, Vanderbilt University, USA.
   Title: Reimagining Pro Bono in the Age of AI.
4. Maria Gabriela Zoana, Lecturer, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center, Romania.
   Title: The Criminal Capacity of AI System.

1. Marc Welgemoed, Head, Department of Criminal & Procedural Law, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
   Title: The Impact of Cultural and Religious Perspectives on Law Reform Relating to Euthanasia and Palliative Care.
2. Ida Susanti, Lecturer, Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia.
   Title: Shifting Paradigms: The Controversy and Complexity of LGBTIQ Protection in Indonesia as the Biggest Muslim Country.
3. Katya Alkhateeb, Lecturer, University of Essex, UK.
   Title: Legal Implication of Artificial Wombs in Realist Science Fiction.
4. Emmanuel Nartey, Senior Lecturer, Bath Spa University, UK.
   Title: Assessment of ‘Elective Dictatorship’ and ‘Partisan Politics’ under the Rule of Law and Ethics.

1. Andre Mukheibir, Professor, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
   Title: Tort Law and Gender-based Violence in South Africa.
2. Tena Hosko, Associate Professor, Private International Law Chair, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
   Title: Intercountry Adoption in Croatia – National Experience as A Contribution to The Global Debate on Best Approaches.
3. Katerina Sidiropoulou, Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
   Title: Reviewing The Wellbeing of Women Academicians in Post Pandemic Era.

1. Vicenc Ribas Ferrer, Senior Lecturer, University of Alcalá, Spain.
   Title: Reforming the European Payment Services and the Open Banking Regime.
2. Antonio Jesus Alonso Timon, Director, Law Innovation Center, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain.
   Title: The Role of Public Administrations and Public Law in the Challenge of Techno Politics.
3. Beatrice La Porta, Research Fellow, University of Palermo, Italy.
   Title: Innovative Legal Frameworks for Advancing Sustainability: A Case Study in the Wine Sector.

1. Lorianne Updike Toler, Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University, USA.
   Title: Constitution-Writing Rules.
2. Jana Reschova, Associate Professor, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
   Title: Federalism from Above? Considerations on the Constitutional Framework for EU.
3. Karine Millaire, Assistant Professor, University of Montreal, Canada.
   Title: Reconciling ‘Sovereignties’: The Constitutional Duty to Co-Develop Legislation with Indigenous People.
4. Eric Jeanpierre, Senior Lecturer & Law Undergraduate Course Director, Kingston University London, UK.
   Title: The Constitutional Borrowing of the French Conseil Constitutionnel in French Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Determination of its Success with a Focus on Djibouti and Benin.

1. Rich Owen, Director, Swansea Law Clinic, Swansea University, UK.
   Title: Forming Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships to Provide Holistic Care to Legal Advice Agency Clients.
2. Luca Della Tommasina, Associate Professor, University of Pisa, Italy.
   Title: Shareholders’ Right to Withdraw and Corporate Reorganization in the New Italian Insolvency Law.
3. Ece Selin Yetkin, PhD Candidate, University of Southampton, UK.
   Title: Rapid Increase of the Establishment of Regional Commercial Arbitration Centres, but do they Contribute to the Realm of International Commercial Arbitration?
4. Eliza Maniewska, Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland.
   Title: Employment Relationship, Emergency Situations, Formal Models of ‘Emergency’ Labour Law (Outline of Main Issues).

1. Elias Grivoyannis, Associate Professor, Yeshiva University, USA.
   Constantine Grivoyannis, Associate, Forensic Economic Damages, LLC USA.
   Title: Assessing the Damages in a Child’s Stolen Future: The Role of Computational Mathematics in Forensic Economics.
2. Dilsat Yaz Alibasoglu, Attorney at Law/LLM Student, Istanbul University, Aslan & Partners Law Firm, Türkiye.
   Title: International Jurisdiction Issue in Direct Actions, to be filed by the Injured Party against the Insurer of the Responsible Party for Damages Arising from Wrongful Acts.
3. Lekpelie Cynthia Bissouma, PhD Student, University of Nantes, France.
   Title: Articulation between Public and Private Healthcare Provision following the management of Covid in West Africa.
4. Bhoomika Sharma, Research Student, University of British Columbia, Canada.
   Title: Mental Health and Law: A Comparative Analysis between India and Canada.

1. Frederic Berard, Lecturer, University of Montreal, Canada.
   Title: The Paradox Lying in the Confrontation between Respect for Constitutionally Protected Fundamental Rights and the Possibility for the Legislature to Derogate from them without Justification, only in Canada.
2. Andra Nicoleta Puran, Lecturer, The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center, Romania.
   Title: Attributes of the Romanian State. Special View on the Rule of Law.
3. Esra Unal, Visiting Lecturer, Kadir Has University, Türkiye.
   Title: Restitution of Cultural Objects: Experience of Türkiye.
4. Satenik Shahbazyan, Attorney, Chamber of Advocates of Armenia, Armenia.
   Title: Recognition of the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court as a Measure to Ensure the Application of International Humanitarian Law. Example of Armenia.

1. Rutvica Rusan Novokmet, Assistant Professor, Chair of Public International Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
   Title: Examination of the Legality of Veto Power by the Security Council in Light of the Most Recent Threats to International Peace and Security.
2. Anna Labedzka, Senior Lecturer, Kingston University London, UK.
   Title: Conditionality at the Time of Geopolitical Uncertainty. A Review of Application of Conditionality in the EU-Ukraine Relations.
3. Sara Mahilaj, PhD Student, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy.
   Title: International Criminal Court and its Involvement in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
4. Nadia-Cerasela Anitei, Professor, University of Galați, Romania.
   Raluca Laura Dornean Păunescu, Lecturer, Drăgan European University of Lugoj, Romania.
   Title: Brief Considerations Regarding the Competence of the Central Authorities in Matters of Filiation, in the Context of the Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood?
5. Ronelle Prinsloo, Lecturer, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa.
   Title: Revisiting Section 16(2) of the Maintenance Act: A Solution or Creating a Problem?

1. Yongliang Yan, Assistant Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
   Title: Emergency Management in Outer Space.
2. Mihaela-Adriana Oprescu, Lecturer, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
   Title: Some Developments and Vulnerabilities in the Child Rights Protection System under the Umbrella of the European Family.
3. Alexia Georgakopoulos, Professor, Nova Southeastern University, USA.
   Title: The Power Mediation and Conflict Transformation in Ukraine and Around the Globe to Promote Social Justice and Peace.
4. María Belén Paoletta, Research Associate, Georgetown Law Center & Adjunct Professor, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
   Ivan Levy, Associate, Busse Disputes, Germany.
   Title: International Law’s Hall of Fame: An Analysis of its Iconic Pieces and Buried Treasures.
5. Lavinia-Olivia Iancu, Lecturer, Tibiscus University of Timișoara, Romania.
   Title: The Principles of the Insolvency Procedure in Romania.