Thursday, 21 October (Vanemuise Concert
Hall)
9.00–10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 Opening
speech –– Academician Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector of the University of Tartu
Morning Session –– Modernisation of
Criminal Procedure
Chairs: Prof. Kalle Merusk, Dean of the
Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu,
Chairman of the
Estonian Academic Law Society
Prof. Advig Kiris, Acting President
of the Estonian Lawyers Union
10.15–10.50 Ken-Marti
Vaher Criminal Policy Challenges in New Criminal Procedure
Minister of
Justice
10.50–11.30 Prof. Eerik Kergandberg Does Offence
Procedure Derive from Administrative Procedure and How?
Justice of the
Supreme Court, Lecturer of the University of Tartu
11.30–12.05 Prof.
Indrek Koolmeister Contact Points of Administrative and Offence
Procedures
Justice of the Supreme Court, Lecturer
of the University of Tartu
12.05–12.40 Coffee
break
Noon Session –– Civil Procedure and
Enforcement Procedure Reforms
Chairs: Mare
Merimaa, Member of Board of the Estonian Union of Judges
Elin
Vilippus, President of the Plenary Assembly of Bailiffs
12.40–13.10 Mag.
iur. Villu Kõve New Aspects in Draft Code of Civil Procedure
Justice of the
Supreme Court, Lecturer of the University of Tartu
13.10–13.40 Mag. iur. Jaanus Ots New
Solutions in Draft Code of Civil Procedure
Advisor to the
Supreme Court, Lecturer of the University of Tartu
13.40–13.50 Dr.
iur. Julia Laffranque Introduction of FIDE (International
Federation for European Law)
Justice of the
Supreme Court
13.50–15.00 Dinner
(catering at Vanemuise Concert Hall)
Evening Session –– Fourth Constitution
Coming?
Chairs: Märt
Rask, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia
Mag.
iur. Priidu Pärna, Secretary General of the Ministry of
Justice
15.00–15.35 Ph.D
Rait Maruste Why Renew the Constitution?
Justice of the European Court of Human
Rights
15.35–16.10 Urmas
Reinsalu Does Estonia Need a New Constitution?
Chairman of the Constitutional
Committee of the Riigikogu
16.10–16.30 Discussion
19.00 Formal Dinner ––
History Museum of the University of Tartu (Lossi 25)
Friday, 22 October
Section –– Civil Disputes: Problems and
Future (Assembly
Hall of the University of Tartu)
Chairs: Aivar Pilv, Chairman of the
Estonian Bar Association
Prof.
Jaano Odar
Working time 9.00–13.30, coffee break 11.40–12.00
9.00–9.20 Mag.
iur. Jaanus Ots Speed of Settling Civil Matters versus Right
to Fair Procedure
Advisor to the Supreme Court, Lecturer
of the University of Tartu
9.20–10.10 Malle
Seppik About Some Practical Problems
Judge
of the Tallinn Circuit Court
Toomas
Vaher, Sworn Advocate,
Law Office Raidla & Partners
Peeter
Jerofejev, Justice of the Supreme Court, Lecturer of the University of Tartu
Mare
Merimaa Competence of Court of Appeal in Reviewing Civil Matters and
Circumstances Affecting the Speed of Proceedings
Judge
of the Tallinn Circuit Court
Mag.
iur. Tambet Tampuu Consequences of Default
Justice
of the Supreme Court, Lecturer of the University of Tartu
10.10 Discussion
10.40–11.00 Andra
Pärsimägi Costs of Court Procedure
Judge
of the Tartu Circuit Court
11.00–11.20 Aivar
Pilv, Sworn Advocate,
Law Office Aivar Pilv
Donald
Kiidjärv, Judge of the Tartu County Court
11.20 Discussion
12.00–12.20 Mag.
iur. Villu Kõve Pre-Trial Dispute Committees –– Pros and Cons
Justice of the Supreme Court, Lecturer
of the University of Tartu
12.20–12.30 Kaupo
Paal, Advisor to the
Ministry of Justice, Lecturer of the Institute of Law of the University of
Tartu
12.30 Discussion
12.50–13.10 LL.M
Asko Pohla Arbitration Proceedings Issues in Estonia
Chairman
of Board of the Arbitration Court of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Sworn Advocate, Law Office Pohla & Hallmägi
13.10–13.30 Reet
Teder About Problems in Activities of Arbitration Court of Estonian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
Vice
Chairman of Board of the Arbitration Court, Head of Economic Policies and Legal
Department of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Alar
Urm, Head of the Legal
Department of the Ministry of Finance
Section –– Current Issues in
Administrative and Offence Procedure (Vanemuise Concert Hall)
Working time 9.30–13.30, coffee break 11.30–12.00
Chairs: Prof. Eerik
Kergandberg, Justice of the Supreme Court, Lecturer of the
University of Tartu
LL.M
Norman Aas, Leading Public Prosecutor
Speakers: LL.M Leon Glikman Renewed Criminal Procedure from Counsel’s Viewpoint
Sworn Advocate, Law Office Glikman
& Glikman
Mag. iur. Meris Sillaots Adversary Principle in Court Procedure and
Cross-Examination in Criminal Procedure
Lecturer of the University of Tartu
LL.M
Ivo Pilving Legal Implication of Applicable
Administrative Act in and outside Administrative Law
Judge
of the Tallinn Circuit Court
LL.M
Norman Aas Administrative Accessory Nature of Penal Law
Leading
Public Prosecutor
Dr.
iur. Lasse Lehis Tax Proceedings and Tax Offence
Proceedings
Lecturer
of the University of Tartu
13.50–15.00 Lunch
(catering at
Vanemuise Concert Hall)
14.00 Foundation of
Estonian section of FIDE (International Federation for European Law)
Matti
Kauppi
President of FIDE
Finland
Final Session –– Challenges of
Legal Science after Reforms
Chairs: Prof. Advig Kiris, Acting President
of the Estonian Lawyers Union
Prof. Kalle Merusk, Dean of the
Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu,
Chairman
of the Estonian Academic Law Society
15.00–15.20 Juhan
Parts, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia
15.20–15.55 Jérôme
Richard Codification and Legislative Drafting, Objectives and Means: French
Experience
Deputy Head of the
Legal Department of the Ministry of the Interior Local Governments Directorate
15.55–16.30 Prof.
Raul Narits About Systematisation of Objective Law in Estonia: from
Codification to Reorganisation of Law
Head of the
Institute of Public Law of the University of Tartu
16.30-17.00 Summary
of the results of the sections’ workClosing of the XXVIII
Estonian Jurists’ Days