Agenda for the Symposium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Title: COMP-LAW PROJECT INAUGURAL MEETING
Date: 20-23 September 2023
Funded by European Union
Day 1 – Roundtable discussion among project team members & university staff
20 September 2023
Participants: Project team members, university staff
Venue: Room #201, #301, Shihihutug University
Language: English
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Project Team Members Meeting
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| Antonia Baraggia Professor, University of Milan, Italy | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | Opening speeches
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Amarsanaa Batbold (LL.D.), Dean, School of Law, National University of Mongolia (NUM)
Oyuntsetseg Dambadarjaa, Professor, Rector, Shihihutug University (ShU) Antonia Baraggia Professor, University of Milan, Italy |
| 10:30-11:00 | Introduction to the Project | Visiting professors |
| 11:00-11:20 | COFFEE BREAK (Research Institute, ShU) | |
| 11.20-12:00 | Q&A about the project and discussion | Visiting professors
Project team members |
| 12:00-12:30 | Get to know ShU | Mr. Munkhdemberel Lundeejantsan, Vice-Rector for Administration and cooperation, ShU |
| 12:30-14:00 | LUNCH (Research Institute, ShU) | |
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Constitutional Law Professors Meeting
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| 14:00-15:00 | Presentation, Q&A, and discussion of the syllabus proposed by the project implementer | Visiting professor |
| 15:00-15:50 | Introduction, presentation, Q&A, and discussion of the syllabuses for “Comparative Constitutional Law,” “Human Rights (Legal Comparison)” and “the Rule of Law” taught at NUM | Munkhsaikhan Odonkhuu (LL.D), Professor, Public Law Department, School of Law and Director, Constitutional Law Institute, NUM
Gangabaatar Dashbalbar (LL.D.), Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia |
| 15:50-16:10 | COFFEE BREAK (Research Institutite, ShU) | |
| 16:10-17:00 | Introduction, Presentation, Q&A, and discussion of the Comparative Law syllabus taught at ShU | Munkh-Erdene.B, Head of Public Law Department, ShU
Enkh-Amgalan.S, Professor of Private Law Department, ShU
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Day 2 – Conference: “Mongolia From Comparative Perspective and Current Challenges Of the Constitutional Democracy”
21 September 2023
Participants: Open (by announcement and invitation). Specialists, experts, national authorities.
Venue: Room #502, NUM Central Library
Language: Mongolian and English
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Protection of Human Rights in Mongolia
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| Moderator: Gangabaatar Dashbalbar (LL.D.), Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Opening remarks and introduction
Announcement of the COMP-LAW project |
Amarsanaa Batbold (LL.D.), Dean, School of Law, National University of Mongolia (NUM)
Oyuntsetseg Dambadarjaa, Rector, Shihihutug University (ShU) Antonia Baraggia, Professor, University of Milan |
| 09:30-09:40 | Mongolian Basic Right Protection from Comparative Perspective | Sarantuya Tserenbaltav (Sc.D.), Former Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia |
| 09:40-09:50 | Current Human Rights Issues in Mongolia in Comparison with Good Practices | Byambadorj Jamsran (Ph.D.), Former Chief Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia |
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09:50-11:00 |
Discussants: Prof. Tom Ginsburg (UChicago), Professor Eleonora Bottini (Uni Caen), Prof. Domenico Amirante (Univ. Vanvitelli), Dr. Pasquale Viola (Uni TS), Solongo Damdinsuren (Former Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia), Ganzorig Dondov (Former Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia), Sunjid Dugar (National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia) | |
| 11:00-11:20 | COFFEE BREAK
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State Structure and Separation of Powers in Mongolia
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| Moderator: Narmandakh Badarch (Ph.D.), Academic Secretary, ShU | ||
| 11:20-11:30 | Amendments to the Mongolian Constitution from Comparative Perspective | Lundeejantsan Danzan (Sc.D.), Senior Adviser to the Speaker of Parliament |
| 11:30-11:40 | Judicial Independence and Accountability in Mongolia from Comparative Perspective | Munkhsaikhan Odonkhuu (LL.D.), Professor, Public Law Department, School of Law and Director, Constitutional Law Institute, NUM |
| 11:40-12:50 | Discussants: Prof. Tom Ginsburg (UChicago), Prof. Antonia Baraggia (UNIMI), Prof. Lorenza Violini (UNIMI), Justice Dr. Tsogt Tsend (Supreme Court of Mongolia), Udval Vanchig (Former Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia), Dr. Mashbat Otgonbayar (Security Studies Institute of Mongolia) | |
| 12:50-15:30 | Lunch (School of Law, NUM)
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Roundtable Discussion on Mongolian Constitutional Law Syllabuses from Comparative Perspective
Participants: Project team members, constitutional law professors and lecturers from NUM, ShU and other universities in Mongolia
Venue: Room #402, NUM Central Library
Language: English and Mongolian
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| Moderator: Munkhsaikhan Odonkhuu (LL.D.), Professor, Public Law Department, School of Law and Director, Constitutional Law Institute, NUM | ||
| 15:30-15:40 | Opening remarks | |
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15:40-16:00 |
Syllabus of “Mongolian Constitutional Law I: State Structure and Principles” at School of Law, NUM | Gangabaatar Dashbalbar (LL.D.), Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia |
| Syllabus of “Mongolian Constitutional Law II: Fundamental Rights” at School of Law, NUM
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Munkhsaikhan Odonkhuu (LL.D.), Professor, Public Law Department, School of Law and Director, Constitutional Law Institute, NUM | |
| 16:00-16:20 | Teaching Mongolian Constitutional Law at ShU | Narmandakh Badarch (Ph.D.), Academic Secretary, ShU |
| 16:20-17:30 | Comments on Teaching Mongolian Constitutional Law from Comparative Perspective
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Prof. Tom Ginsburg (UChicago), Prof. Antonia Baraggia (UNIMI), Prof. Lorenza Violini (UNIMI), Professor Eleonora Bottini (Uni Caen), Prof. Domenico Amirante (Univ. Vanvitelli), Dr. Pasquale Viola (Uni TS), |
Day 3 – Conference: “Current Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law”
22 September 2023
Participants: Open (by announcement and invitation)
Venue: Academic Hall, NUM 1st Building on September 22, 2023
Language: English
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Rule of Law and Judiciary
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| Moderator: Uyanga Myagmar (Ph.D.), Academic Secretary, School of Law, NUM | ||
| 09:00-09:10 | Opening remarks and introduction | |
| 09:10-09:30 | The rule of law and the crisis of democratic constitutionalism | Prof. Antonia Baraggia (UNIMI) |
| 09:30-09:50 | Courts and legislators: current challenges to the separation of powers | Prof. Lorenza Violini (UNIMI) |
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09:50-10:40 |
Discussants: Prof. Tom Ginsburg (UChicago), Prof. Munkhsaikhan Odonkhuu (NUM), Prof. Gunbileg Boldbaatar (NUM), Dr. Byambajargal Altangerel (NUM) | |
| 10:40-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
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Democracy and Constitutionalism
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| Moderator: Dr. Mashbat Otgonbayar (Security Studies Institute of Mongolia) | ||
| 11:00-11:20 | Democratic Backsliding in Comparative Perspective | Prof. Eleonora Bottini (Uni Caen) |
| 11:20-11:40 | Environmental Constitutionalism (TBC) | Prof. Domenico Amirante (Univ. Vanvitelli) |
| 11:40-12:00 | TBC | Dr. Pasquale Viola (Uni TS) |
| 12:00-12:50 | Discussants: Prof. Tom Ginsburg (UChicago), Prof. Enkhbaatar Chimed (ShU),
Dr. Gangabaatar Dashbalbar (Constitutional Court of Mongolia) |
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Visiting the Constitutional Court of Mongolia
Participants: Prof. Tom Ginsburg (UChicago), Prof. Antonia Baraggia (UNIMI), Prof. Lorenza Violini (UNIMI), Professor Eleonora Bottini (Uni Caen), Prof. Domenico Amirante (Univ. Vanvitelli), Dr. Pasquale Viola (Uni TS)
Venue: Constitutional Court of Mongolia
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16:00-17:00 |
Discussion on Mongolian constitutional review from comparative perspective
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Chinbat Namjil, Chief Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia (TBC) |
| Gangabaatar Dashbalbar (LL.D.), Justice, Constitutional Court of Mongolia |
Day 4 – Roundtable discussion: “The future of comparative law” & wrap-up meeting among project partners
23 September 2023
Participants: Among professors and researchers (by invitation)
Venue: Terelj (TBC)
Language: English
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| Moderator: Prof. Antonia Baraggia (UNIMI)
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10.00-13.00 |
The future of comparative law
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| Closure meeting among project partners
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| 13.00 – 14.30 |
Lunch (ShU)
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| 14.30 – 18.00 | Sightseeing in Terelj and Tsonjinboldog
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18:00 – 20:00 |
Dinner (ShU)
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