University of Helsinki
Expert Authority and Governance: towards a new division of powers?
21-25 August 2023
Programme *
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Monday, 21 August (P674 Porthania building, Yliopistonkatu 3)
9.30-10.00
Registration of participants
10.00-10.30
Introduction
Päivi Leino-Sandberg
10.30-12.00
Lecture “From Separated powers to consensual executive government”
Päivi Leino-Sandberg
12.00-13.30
Lunch break
13.30-15.00
Lecture “Expert Governance by International Organizations: Changing Patterns of Authority”
Jan Klabbers
15.00-15.30
Break
15.30-17.00
Lecture “Is there a constitutional justification for independent expert bodies?”
Kaarlo Tuori
Tuesday, 22 August (P674 Porthania building, Yliopistonkatu 3)
10.00-12.00
Workshop “Informalization and separation of powers: the case of migration”
Milka Sormunen and Davide Gnes
12.00-13.30
Lunch break
13.30-15.00
Workshop on Energy Charter Treaty (Part I)
Christina Eckes and Laurens Ankersmit
15.00-15.30
Break
15.30-17.00
Workshop on Energy Charter Treaty (Part II)
Christina Eckes and Laurens Ankersmit
Wednesday, 23 August (P II Porthania building, Yliopistonkatu 3)
10.00-11.00
Lecture “The place of Courts in a Separation of Powers – how to do research on courts“
Anna Wallerman Ghavanini
11.00-12.00
Lecture “Separation of Powers in the Negotiation and Conclusion of EU Trade Agreements“
Laurens Ankersmit
12.00-13.30
Lunch break
13.30-15.00
Lecture “Accountability of International Organizations”
Jan Klabbers
15.00-15.30
Break
15.30-17.00
Lecture “Law as a Science of Rulership: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”
Martti Koskenniemi
Thursday, 24 August (P II Porthania building, Yliopistonkatu 3)
10.00-12.00
Lecture “The place of knowledge/expertise in “classical” separation of powers and beyond”
Christoph Möllers
12.00-13.30
Lunch break
13.30-15.00
Lecture “Is the ideal of deliberative reason of any use for constitutional institutions?”
Christoph Möllers
15.00-15.30
Break
15.30-17.00
Fireplace talk with Christina Eckes, Päivi Leino-Sandberg, and Christoph Möllers
Friday, 25 August (P II Porthania building, Yliopistonkatu 3)
10.00-12.00
Lecture “Gendering the politics and power of European Parliament’s political groups”
Johanna Kantola
12.00-13.30
Lunch break
13.30-15.00
Interactive wrap-up session “Expert Authority and Governance: Towards a New Division of Powers?”
Päivi Leino-Sandberg, Jan Klabbers, and Martti Koskenniemi
* Programme is subject to change, kindly check the webpage for updates