23-24 APRIL 2018 Institute de Formation Judiciaire, Brussels, Belgium

EJTN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW TRAINING CONCILIATION AND MEDIATION

IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

[AD/2018/02]

With financial support from the Justice Programme of the European Union

Day-and-a-half training comprised of four lectures and one workshop. Participants to this event will devote their time to get introduced to the principles and practical implementation of conciliation in the daily work of Administrative Judges. All the lectures and workshop sessions will be led by experienced practitioners and

trainers, who will guide the selected Judges through the course of their work. The training will also serve as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and best practices between Administrative judges from across the EU.

Monday, 23 APRIL 2018

Moderator: Susanna GAMAUF-BOIGNER, Judge, Administrative Court of Vienna, Austria

8.30-09.00 Welcome coffee and registration of the participants

9.00-9.30

Welcome Words

Presentation of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) & Pre-Training Knowledge Assessment (Turning Technologies)

Jos De Vos, Senior training adviser, IGO-IFJ Judicial Training School Daniel GRAUR, Junior Project Manager, EJTN Secretariat Avi SCHNEEBALG, European Association of Judges for Mediation (GEMME) – European Chapter

09.30-10.45 The Two Main Types of Non-Binding Conflict Resolution: To Mediate or Conciliate? Q&A – Discussion

10:45-11:15 Group Photo & Coffee break

11.15-12.30 Conciliation: Tools, Techniques and Mindset Q&A – Discussion

Patrick Van LEYNSEELE, Member of the Brussels and

New York Bars, mediator and arbitrator

12.30-14.00 Lunch Break (training venue)

14.00-14.30 Viewing of Brief Documentary on Live Mediation

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

14.30-17.00 Workshop

Conciliation and Referral to Mediation: Roleplay Exercise

4 workshop groups

(2 case-studies, drafted by Eric LANCKSWEERDT)

Group 1: Avi SCHNEEBALG, Judge, Mediator, President of the European Association of Judges for Mediation (GEMME) Group 2: Patrick Van LEYNSEELE, Member of the Brussels and New York Bars, mediator and arbitrator Group 3: Eric LANCKSWEERDT University of Hasselt, Belgium

Group 4: Henna LUOMARANTA District Court of Oulu, Finland

17.00 End of First Day

19.30 Official Seminar Diner @ La Quincaillerie restaurant (Rue du Page 45, 1050 Brussels, Elsene/Ixelles)

Tuesday, 24 APRIL 2018

Moderator: Susanna GAMAUF-BOIGNER, Judge, Administrative Court of Vienna, Austria

09.15-09.30 Arrival and registration of the participants

09.30-10.30 The Emotional Side of Conflict Bernard RIMÉ, Catholic University of Louvain, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-12.30 Conciliation from Scratch: The Bremen Bottom-Up Approach and the French Conseil d’Etat Top-Down Approach

Silke BENJES, Vice-President of the Administrative Court of Bremen

Xavier LIBERT, former president of French administrative courts and former contact point of the administrative jurisdiction for mediation, Conseil d’Etat, France

12.30-12.45 Closing Words and Evaluation of the Training by the Participants (Submission of Evaluation Forms)

12.45 Departure of the Participants

PROGRAMME

SPEAKERS Avi SCHNEEBALG, Judge, Mediator, President of the European Association of Judges for Mediation (GEMME) – European Chapter, Belgium

Eric LANCKSWEERDT, Professor, University of Hasselt School of Law, Centre for Law and Governance, Belgium

Patrick Van LEYNSEELE, Member of the Brussels and New York Bars, mediator and arbitrator

Silke BENJES, Vice-President of the Administrative Court of Bremen, Germany

Xavier LIBERT, former president of French administrative courts and former contact point of the administrative jurisdiction for mediation, Conseil d’Etat, France

Henna LUOMARANTA, Judge and Mediator, District Court of Oulu, Finland

Bernard RIMÉ, Professor Catholic University of Louvain, School of

Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium

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