Workshop organized by Professor Tomasz T. Koncewicz on behalf of the University of Gdańsk RECONNECT Work Package 7 Team
9.00 – 9.20 am
Welcome Addresses
Professor Wojciech Zalewski, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk
Professor Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, University of Gdańsk, Principal Investigator, RECONNECT
Judge Małgorzata Przybylska - Lewandowska, President of the Gdańsk branch of the Polish Judges Association IUSTITIA
9.20 – 9.35 am
How and Why does RECONNECT matter?
Professor Jan Wouters, University of Leuven, Coordinator, RECONNECT
9.35 – 10.00 am
Key - note speech
Professor Tomasz Widłak, University of Gdańsk
The Judicial Virtues and the Rule of Law
Setting the Scene
Moderator: Professor Stanisław Biernat, Jagiellonian University, Vice-President of the Polish Constitutional Court
10:00 - 10:15 am
Professor Dimitry Kochenov, Democracy Institute, Central European University, RECONNECT
The Crisis of Values and the European Union: still paddling together?
10:15 - 10:30 am
Professor Laurent Pech, Middlesex University, RECONNECT
Introducing the Grand Rule of Law Debate
10:30 - 10:45 am
Professor Petra Bard, Democracy Institute, Central European University, RECONNECT
Rule of law backsliding. A stress test for mutual trust
10:45 - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 - 11:45 am
Introducing the Players
Moderator: Professor Emeritus Zdzisław Brodecki, University of Gdańsk, RECONNECT
11.45 – 12.00 pm
Professor Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, University of Gdańsk, RECONNECT
The existential jurisprudence in the defense of the European First Principles.
A view from Kirchberg
12.00 – 12.15 pm
Dr Marcin Szwed, Strategic Litigation Program, Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights Waiting for the right case(s)?
12.15 – 12.30 pm
dr hab. Maciej Taborowski, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights
Polish Judges going to Luxembourg. EU law as a shield?
12.30 – 12.50 pm
Discussion
12.50 – 1.00 pm
Cofee break
1.00 - 3.30 pm
Navigating the Battlefield
1.00 - 1.20 pm
Professor Mirosław Wyrzykowski, University of Warsaw, Former Judge of the Polish Constitutional Court
Promise and Reality of the Rule of Law in Poland 1989 – 2021 and beyond
1.20 - 2.30 pm
Judicial Panel
Moderator: Dr Marcin Michalak, University of Gdańsk, RECONNECT
Panelists: Judge Dorota Zabłudowska, Judge Joanna Hetnarowicz - Sikora, Judge Bogdan Jędrys
2.30 - 3.15
Discussion
3.15 - 3.30 pm
Concluding Remarks
Professor Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, University of Gdańsk, RECONNECT
The Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk has been one of the leading research and education centres in Poland for almost 50 years, ranked in the highest category of faculties of law and administration in Poland. Activity of the Faculty of Law and Administration refers to the centuries-old tradition of teaching law in Gdańsk. There are 137 academics employed at the Faculty of Law and Administration, including 7 professors, 31 associate professors and 56 doctors of judicial science. They conduct their activities within 16 departments, one independent centre and seven institutes. The Faculty of Law and Administration provides rich education offer, which has been taken up almost 4,400 students.
Fields of study
Law Education in the field of Law is carried out within a five-year unified Master’s programme. The unified full-cycle programme is carried out as a full-time, an extra-mural and a part-time course. Graduates of legal studies are granted the professional title of Master of Law and can apply (after the passed entrance examination) or continue their education on post-graduate studies and thrid cycle studies (PhD program). Criminology It is a modern and pioneering interdisciplinary field of study in the whole country and was set up in 2013. Courses are based on the latest achievements in biology, chemistry, political science, philosophy, law and other disciplines. Studies in this field are carried out as a three-years study programme of the first cycle (Bachelor) and a two-year study programme of the second cycle (complementary Master studies). Programmes are carried out as full-time and extra-mural programmes. Law in Administration and Economy It is the inter-faculty field of studies exploiting fully the potential of the Faculty of Law and Administration, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Management. Education is carried out as a five-semester study of the second cycle (Master studies). Taxes and Tax Consulting Taxes and Tax Consulting is a new inter-faculty field of study. It is established as first-cycle programme and second-cycle programme. The objective of this programme is theoretical and practical preparation to carry out the activities of tax consulting, which is also the preparation for the professional qualifying examination in this area.
Administration Studies in this field are carried out as a three-year study programme of the first cycle (Bachelor) and a two-year study programme of the second cycle (complementary Master studies). Both courses are carried out as full-time and extra-mural programmes. During the course of study students get familiar with fundamental disciplines of legal knowledge. Insurance It is interdisciplinary course, which was set up in 2019 by the Faculty of Law and Administration and the Faculty of Management as a full-time programme of the second-cycle. Studies in English Programmes in English supplement a rich and diverse education offer of the University of Gdańsk. European Business Administration is a full-time programme lasting 3 years (3 semesters) after which students will be awarded Bachelor’s degree. European and International Business Law was started in academic year 2017/2018 as the second-cycle extramural programme. The Faculty of Law and Administration offers four-year extra-mural doctoral studies in law in English and in Polish language. The Faculty of Law has intensive cooperation with foreign research and education centres. The Faculty’s academics are engaged in the implementation of prestigious research projects. There are numerous winners of scholarships funded by research institutions with distinctive position on the map of the science world. The Faculty of Law participates and organizes many research events of international character and scope. Postgraduate studies organized by the University of Gdańsk give the possibility of acquiring specialized knowledge about selected issues or legislative solutions referring to different branches of law. The educational offer of the Faculty of Law and Administration includes fourteen courses, for example:
In addition, five Foreign law schools offer unique possibility of learning law of selected states:
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Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia build a metropolitan organism commonly referred to as the Tri-City. It is a vast agglomeration stretching over 50 km along the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. The agglomeration is inhabited by more than 1 million people. Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is the Polish maritime capital with the population nearing half a million. Gdańsk is the capital of the Pomeranian province and an important administration centre. In the Gdańsk Shipyard was born first Independent Trade Union, “Solidarity”, what triggered the avalanche that toppled communism in Europe. A thousand-year history of Gdańsk can be seen in numerous monuments especially in the old town. Gdańsk cultivates its centuries-long tradition in the field, and it’s nickname of the world capital of amber is well earned. The local masters have developed their own amber processing school, and the quality of their works is unrivalled elsewhere. A contemporary Gdańsk is an open space for everyone, offering a wide range of tourism, culture and sport attractions. Location at the crossroads of important commercial and communication routes, developing sea-port and a mercantile traditions makes Gdańsk a meeting place of many cultures, nationalities and denominations.
Sopot
Sopot is one of the most charming towns in Poland and one of the most popular Polish seaside and health-spa resort. Sopot has approximately 40,000 inhabitants. It lies between of Gdańsk to the Southeast and Gdynia to the Northwest. Sopot’s biggest summer tourist attraction is the sandy beach, which stretch for 4.5 km. The one of the major attraction is also the longest wooden pier in Europe (515.5 metres), stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. In Sopot is located Poland’s most beautiful amphitheatre – Forest Opera and Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street (a promenade that is closed to traffic and leads straight to the Sopot pier). Beside the bustling “Monciak” Boulevard, there are some charming peaceful areas where can be enjoyed Art Nouveau villas, pleasant parks and forests cut through by gorgeous ravines. Over 60% of the city is covered with green areas. It is an excellent place for weekend leisure, family holidays and business meetings.
Gdynia
Gdynia is a developing rapidly harbour city with young sea port. Gdynia is inhabited by almost a quarter of a million people. The entire downtown area of Gdynia was built in the spirit of the avant-garde stream in modernism, what is rare on a global scale. Gdynia can also boast of the sea, beaches, hills, forests right on their doorstep and the highest annual number of sunny days. It is a city with the reliable public transport, safety and availability of services. Every year in Gdynia is organized Gdynia Film Festival – the largest film festival in Poland and the only one which for decades has been promoting Polish cinematography in Europe on a large scale.
