18/04/2024 - 19/04/2024
Gdansk, Poland – The Venice Commission in cooperation with the University of Gdansk held a conference entitled “Elements and dynamics of the European legal standard”.
The participants addressed the topic of the conference through the following panels:
• An attempt to define the legal standard;
• In search of the legal standard on the separation of powers;
• The legal standard on the judiciary and the prosecutor's office;
• The legal standard on the constitutional judiciary;
• The significance of the legal standard for the democratic state of law in the EU system.
The Polish Minister of Justice, Mr Adam Bodnar, and the President of the Venice Commission, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie delivered a keynote speech. The Honorary President, Ms Hanna Suchocka, and the Director, Secretary to the Venice Commission, Ms Simona Granata-Menghini led the conference.
The Honorary President of the Venice Commission, Mr Kaarlo Tuori, the Vice-president of the Commission, Mr Martin Kuijer and several members, namely, Mr Serhiy Holovaty, Ms Regina Kiener and Mr Cesare Pinelli were among the main speakers in the different panels.
Leading Polish academics were among the speakers and participants to the conference.