Conference of the european association of comparative law

Thursday June 20th

9:00 – Welcome coffee

9:30-13:00 – Methodological Issues in Comparative Law

Chaired by Marie Goré – Director of the Institut de droit comparé (University Paris-Panthéon-Assas, France)

The Dialogue between Comparative Law and Legal History
Elina Moustaira – Professor of Comparative Law (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)

Comparative Legal Methods : Authority, Purpose and Juggling
Matt Dyson – Professor of Civil and Criminal Law, Director of the Institute of European and Comparative Law (University of Oxford, UK)

Coffee break

The various functions of Legal Rules and other Formants
Matthias Storme – Professor of Commercial and Insolvency Law (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Are Civil law and Common law still sharply distinguished ?
Mario Serio – Professor of Comparative Law (University of Palermo, Italy)

Comparative Methods – The Prevalence of Pragmatism
Lukas Heckendorn Urscheler – Acting Director of the Swiss Institute of Comparative law

13:00 – Lunch

14:30-18:30 – Sustainability in the perspective of Comparative law

Chaired by Barbara Pozzo – Professor of Comparative Law (University of Insubria in Como, Italy)

Private Law and Sustainability
Barbara Pozzo - Professor of Comparative Law (University of Insubria in Como, Italy)

Balancing Act: Exploring Behaviourally Informed Environmental Policy's Impact on Private Rights
Marta Santos Silva – Professor of Private Law (Minho University, Portugal)

Sustainable regulations? A critical overview of current regulatory approaches
Alberto Monti – Professor of Comparative Law (University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Italy)

The 'smart mix' of measures for the sustainable enterprise in France and Germany compared – what impact would seem to ensue?
Stefan Grundmann – Professor of Private Law (Humboldt University, Berlin) and of Transnational Law and Theory (European University Institute, Florence, alumnus) and Morgan Briand – Associate Professor (University Paris-Panthéon-Assas, Paris)
 

Friday June 21st

9:15 – Welcome coffee

9:30-13:00 – Organizational issues of the new European Association of Comparative Law

Chaired by Stefan Grundmann – Professor of Private Law (Humboldt University, Berlin) and of Transnational Law and Theory (European University Institute, Florence, alumnus) and Michele Graziadei – Professor of Comparative Law (Turin University, Italy)

• Need(s) for a European Association of Comparative Law and Legal Sciences
• The Name of the Association
• Membership and Organization – Main Thrust(s) of EACL

Coffee break

• First Board – Next Conference(s) - Topics for the Next Future
• List of contact
• Any Further Business