The Rule of Law Workgroup and the Rule of Law Clinic of the CEU Democracy Institute cordially invite you to a lecture by Prof. Jessurun d’Oliveira, followed by a panel discussion.
Monday, October 12, 2026 · 4:00 – 6:30 pm
To participate, please register here.
Internal judicial independence is a critical element of the fight for the Rule of Law in Europe. The doyen of Dutch Public Law Prof. Hans Ulrich Jessurun d’Oliveira took this fight to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights and will delve into the core element of ensuring that judges are guided only by their consciousness and the law, free from any pressure from their institution, including court presidents: the core aspects of the seminal Kuijt case to be decided by the ECtHR this September.
Program:
4:00-4:45 Lecture by Prof. Jessurun d’Oliveira
4:45-5:15 coffee break
5:15-6:30 panel discussion
Speaker:
Hans Ulrich (Ulli) Jessurun d’Oliveira (1933- ) is emeritus professor at the University of Amsterdam and the European University Institute (Florence). His chairs included philosophy of law, comparative law, private international law, migration law and European law. His writings include law of procedure, human rights law, international environmental law , nationality law and Union citizenship. He is a honorary member of the Groupe Européen de droit international privé (GEDIP) and member of the Academia Europaea. He published several books on Dutch poetry. During his military service as a common soldier he was appointed volleyballcoach for the officers of his unit.
Panelists:
- Marta Pardavi(Hungarian Helsinki Committee)
- Christophe Marchand (Jus Cogens, Brussels)
- Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou (University of Liverpool)
- Dimitry Kochenov (CEU Democracy Institute)
- Moderator: Sarah Ganty(CEU Democracy Institute and Peking University)
