Justice: The biggest institutional and development problem of the country – Two-day conference

By Ioanna Mandrou

For justice, as the biggest institutional and development problem of the country, with consequences and parameters from its pathologies that touch political, social and economic life, the Circle of Ideas is organizing a two-day conference in Athens on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 November with the participation of all the leadership of the judiciary, leading judicial and legal actors, university professors, judges who participate or have participated in European Courts and prestigious lawyers. Participating, the vice-president of the government Pan. Pikramenos, the Minister of Justice Kon. Tsiaras, the former SYRIZA minister Michalis Kalogirou and other prominent speakers.

The title of the conference “The reform of a power and the awakening of an Idea” and with sections that cover the entire range of judicial function, it is a declarative of recommendations with institutional weight and prestige.

The event attended by the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Isidoros Dogiakosthe President of the Supreme Court, Maria Georgiouthe President of the Court of Auditors, Ioannis Sarmas, with suggestions-interventions as well as representatives of the business community and the legal profession.

At the conference, a survey by Metron Analysis with Stratos Fanaras will be presented, with very interesting data on how citizens see the administration of justice. The professor of constitutional law and former deputy prime minister, Evangelos Venizelos, will give a foreword. The coordination and presentation will be carried out by the journalist of Kathimerini and the TV station SKAI, Ioanna Mandrou. The conference will be held in the center of Athens, at the “Great Britain” hotel.

Detailed program and sections Monday, November 7, 2022

Introduction to the conference. Greetings from Evangelos Venizelos on behalf of the Circle of Ideas
Cycle I: Research: How do citizens perceive the operation of the Justice?
Metron Analysis research presentation by Stratos Fanaras.
Discussion with journalist Ioanna Mandrou
Cycle II: Is the Greek Judiciary “reformable”?
Coordination: Ioanna Mandrou, journalist

Panel 1: The state of the Judiciary, the biggest institutional and development problem of the country They discuss:
Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Deputy Prime Minister, former Prime Minister, President of the Council of Ministers, ex.
Spyros Theodoropoulos, CEO BESPOKESGA HOLDINGS SA
Michalis Kalogirou, former Minister of Justice, Lawyer
Konstantinos Menudakos, President of the Council of Ministers, President of the APDPH
Intervention: Isidoros Dogiakos, Prosecutor of the Supreme Court

Panel 2: Are the subjective conditions present? – The reform receptiveness of judicial officers and lawyers

Introductory speech: Maria Georgiou, President of the Supreme Court
They discuss:
Dimitris Vervesos, President of the Athens Bar Association and the Plenary Session of the presidents of the Bar Associations
Nikos Salatas, President of Appellants e.t.
Margarita Stenioti, President of the Union of Judges and Prosecutors
Dimitris Finokaliotis, President of the Thessaloniki Bar Association and Vice-President of the Plenary Session of the Presidents of the Bar Associations

Cycle III: The Greek Judiciary under the control of the ECtHR and the CJEU: The application of the European standards of the rule of law in the daily operation of the Greek Judiciary
Coordination: Ioannis – Konstantinos Chalkias, President NSKet.t.
They discuss:
Ioannis Ktistakis, Judge at the ECtHR, Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Law
Athanasios Randos, General Prosecutor of the Court of Justice, President of the Council of Ministers.
Linos- Alexandros Sisilianos, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Greek Academy of Sciences, former President of the ECHR
Vassilis Skouris, Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Law, AUTH, former President of the Court of Justice
Circle IV: Is Justice delivered without the guarantees of the rule of law? The attitude of society towards the concept of Justice
Coordination: Alkmini Fotiadou, D.N., Scientific Associate of the Center for European Constitutional Law
They discuss:
Christoforos Argyropoulos, Lawyer, former President of the Association of Criminologists
Yannis Ioannidis, Lawyer, vice-president of the National Commission for Human Rights
Antonis Karabatzos, Lawyer, Law School Professor, EKPA
Antipas Karipoglou, Lawyer
Dimitra Krustalli, Journalist
Vasilis Markis, Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, e.t.

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Round V: Why do continuous legislative interventions have limited effectiveness? – Is there another approach to achieve the combination of speed and quality?
Greeting: Ioannis Sarmas, President of the Auditing Court
Introduction to the topic: Michalis Pikramenos, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, Professor at the Faculty of Law, AUTH, coordinator of the diaNeosis research “Justice in Greece”
Intervention: Christos Geraris, President of the Council of Ministers, e.t.
Intervention: Panagiotis Perakis, Lawyer, Vice-President of the Council of Bar Associations of Europe (CCBE): “The effectiveness of the justice delivery system in Greece in relation to other EU member states”
Political Justice
Coordination: Yannis Sergopoulos, Lawyer
They discuss:
Haroula Apalagaki, Professor at the School of Law, AUTH
Yannis Delikostopoulos, Associate Professor of Law, EKPA
Eudoxia Kiuptsidou- Stratoudaki, Areopagitis
Ioannis Hamilothoris, Areopagitis e.t., President of the Forensic Studies Society
Criminal Justice
Coordination: Dionysis Alevras, Lawyer
Discussant: Ilias Anagnostopoulos, Professor of Law School of Athens, President of the Association of Greek Criminologists
Stathis Vergonis, Prosecutor of Appeals, Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Judges and Prosecutors
Evangelos Bakelas, Prosecutor of Appeals, President of the Association of Prosecutors of Greece
Christos Mylonopoulos, Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Law of the Greek Academy of Sciences, President of the Institute of European and International Criminal Law, Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Administrative Justice
Coordination: Aikaterini Iliadou, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Law, EKPA
They discuss:
Panagiotis Danias, Appellate Court, President of the Union of Administrative Judges
Georgios Dellis, Professor of the Faculty of Law, EKPA
Christos Rammos, Vice-President of the CoE e.t., President of ADAE
Dimitris Tsarouchas, President of the Council of Ministers, member of the Board of the Union of Judicial Officers of the Council of Ministers
Circle VI: Are alternative forms of justice a way out for a few or for all? Arbitration and Mediation
Coordination: Nikolas Kanellopoulos, Lawyer, General Secretary OPEMED
They discuss:
Konstantinos Kalavros, Emeritus Professor of the University of Athens
Dimitra Triantafillou, Lawyer, Mediator, Arbitrator
Cycle VII: Digital applications and artificial intelligence in the service of justice
Coordination: Lilian Mitrou, Professor, University of the Aegean, Lawyer
They discuss:
Ioannis Igglezakis, Professor of Law School of AUTH
Fereniki Panagopoulou – Koutnatzis, Asst. Professor at Panteion University
Intervention of Minister of Justice Kostas Tsiaras
Summary of conclusions by Evangelos Venizelos

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