Children Protection in the EU: New Rules and National Trends (15 November 2019 - University of Verona)

"Children Protection in the EU: New Rules and National Trends"

15 November 2019

University of Verona - Law Department

The conference represents the final event of the project "C.L.A.S.S.4EU - 4EU training sessions on family law regulations for Cross-border Lawyers And Social Services" (JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2016-763874, www.univr.it/class4eu), coordinated by the University of Verona in partnership with the University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Minho (Braga), Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest) and the Law Institute of Lithuania.

After the opening speech by Maria Caterina Baruffi (Professor at the University of Verona and Project Scientific Coordinator), selected aspects of cross-border family disputes, in light of new Regulation 2019/1111 (Brussels IIa Recast) and marking the 10th anniversary of the EU Charter of fundamentals rights becoming legally binding and the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the rights of the child, will be addressed by Paolo Bruno (JHA Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU), Miloš Haťapka (JHA Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the EU), Jean Ayoub (Secretary General of ISS - International Social Service), Cinzia Calabrese (President of AIAF - Italian Family Lawyers Association), Agne Limante (Senior Researcher at the Law Institute of Lithuania), Orsolya Szeibert (Professor at the Eötvös Loránd University), Anabela Gonçalves (Professor at the University of Minho) and Costanza Honorati (Professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca).

The programme and more information on the event are available here.

The conference will be held in English/Italian and translation service will be provided.

The registration form is available here.