Second FL-EUR Conference - Friday 24 November 2023

SECOND FL-EUR CONFERENCE
EUROPEAN PATHWAYS FOR SUPPORTING AND PROTECTING ADULTS: FIRST RESULTS FROM THE FL-EUR NATIONAL REPORTS AND INSIGHTS FROM OTHER PROJECTS 

The 2nd FL-EUR Conference will be organised in Amsterdam by the FL-EUR and the Amsterdam Centre for Family & Law of the Vrije University Amsterdam on Friday 24 November 2023.

Family Law in Europe: Academic Network (FL-EUR) is an academic initiative, uniting prominent family-law experts from 30 European jurisdictions. In 2022-2023 the FL-EUR experts and reporters have completed detailed National Reports on the legal regulation of empowerment and protection for vulnerable adults in their jurisdictions. These reports have been published on the FL-EUR website.

During the first part of the Conference the FL-EUR members will present the first comparative overviews based on the National Reports. The second part of the Conference will be dedicated to the results of several other comparative and PIL projects and international networks, dealing with the legal support and protection of adults.

The aim of the Conference is to share the first results of the FL-EUR comparative research project, to provide an overview of other comparative projects and initiatives and to bring together scholars and practitioners working in the field of legal support and protection of adults.

Date: Friday 24 November 2023
Location:  De Veranda, Amstelveenseweg 764 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Conference fee:

  • early registration fee before 25 September 2023 – for regular participant - €120, for PhD students - €60;
  • regular fee after 25 September 2023: for regular participants - €150, for PhD students - €75  

Conference and dinner are free: for speakers, FL-EUR members & reporters and STRIDE partners
Registration closes 1 November, number of places is limited

Please register, using this registration form
N.B. Registration for ordinary and student participants is completed after receiving your payment!


SECOND FL-EUR CONFERENCE
EUROPEAN PATHWAYS FOR SUPPORTING AND PROTECTING ADULTS: FIRST RESULTS FROM THE FL-EUR NATIONAL REPORTS AND INSIGHTS FROM OTHER PROJECTS 

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

24 November 2023

Amsterdam, De Veranda, Amstelveenseweg 764


9.30-10.00 Registration coffee & tea


10.00-10.10 Opening Prof. Masha Antokolskaia (Chair FL-EUR, Vrije University Amsterdam, NL)


10.10 -12.00 Session 1: FL-EUR first comparative results Chair prof. Nina Dethloff  (FL-EUR, University of Bonn)

  • Introduction into the FL-EUR project and general overview of legal systems of support and protection of adults. Prof. Masha Antokolskaia (Chair FL-EUR, Vrije University Amsterdam, NL)
  • Overview of Statutory measures. Prof. Tim Wuyts, (FL-EUR, University of Hasselt, Belgium)
  • Overview of Procedural safeguards and Support.  Fiore Schuthof (FL-EUR, University University, NL)
  • Discussion


11.30-11.45 Break: coffee & tea

11.45 - 13.00 Session II: FL-EUR first comparative results Chair dr. Velina Todorova (FL-EUR, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

  • Overview of Voluntary measures. Prof. Paula Távora Vítor (FL-EUR, University of Coimbra, Portugal), prof. Katrine Kjærheim Fredwall (FL-EUR, University of Oslo, Norway), Prof. Jordi Ribot (FL-EUR, University of Girona, Spain)
  • Enduring and dynamic nature of enduring documents – from comparative perspective. Rieneke Stelma-Roorda (FL-EUR, Vrije University Amsterdam, NL)
  • Overview of Ex lege measures. Prof. Wendy Schrama (FL-EUR, Utrecht University, NL), Femke de Kievit (Utrecht University, NL)
  • Discussion


13.00-14.00 lunch


14.00-16.00 Session III Comparative research projects Chair prof. Michelle Cottier (FL-EUR, University of Geneve)

  • European Law Institute Advance Choices Project. Prof. Christiana Fountoulakis (ELI, University of Fribourg, Switzerland), Mr. Adrian Ward (ELI, Scotland), Dr. Ilaria Pretelli (ELI, Swiss Institute of comparative law, Switzerland)
  • Essex Autonomy Project. Prof. Wayne Martin (University of Essex, England)
  • European Law and Ageing Network (ELAN) Speaker to be determined
  • Models of Implementation of Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Comparative overview. Dr. Maciej Domański (University of Warsaw, Poland), prof. Bogusław Lackoroński (University of Warsaw, Poland)
  • Discussion.


16.00-16.15 Break: coffee & tea


16.15-18.15 Private international Law and comparative law initiatives Chair Prof. Krista Nadakavukaren (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law)

  • PIL- HCC Convention/ EU-Commission Proposal for a Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation in matters relating to the protection of adults.
    Marie Vautravers (Secretary of the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters of the European Commission) or Lenka Vysoka (Legal and Policy Officer · European Commission)

    Prof. Cristina González Beilfuss (University of Barcelona, Spain)
  • HCCH 2000 Convention Philippe Lortie (First Secretary HCCH) to be confirmed
  • International Academy of Comparative Law General Report Prof. Frederik Swennen (FL-EUR, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
  • Discussion

18. 30 Conference dinner