13:30 - 14:00 Arrival and registration of participants

14:00 - 14:15 Opening speeches

Dr. Iur. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, Director, Rule of law Program South East Europe, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Marius Oprea, President, Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania

14:15 - 14:30 Book presentation: „Transitional Justice. From Nürnberg to romanian postcommunism” Prof. Univ. Dr. Cristian Pîrvulescu, National School of Political and Administrative Studies

Prof. Univ. Dr. Iulia Motoc, Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee; Political Science Faculty, Universiy of Bucharest

14:30 - 14:45 Legal means in judging communist crimes in Romania

Raluca Grosescu, Chief Research and Documentation Department, Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania

14:45 – 15:00 Legal solutions in judging communist crimes in South East Europe

Raluca Ursachi, PhD candidate Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne

15:00 – 15:30 Debate

15:30 – 16:00 The application of international law previsions to the romanian law, in the context of transitional justice

Prof. Univ. Dr. Iulia Motoc, Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee; Political Science Faculty, Universiy of Bucharest

Debate

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 - 17:00 Transitional Justice and the protection of human rights – the principle of non-retroactivity Asist. Univ. Daniela Deteşeanu, Law Faculty, Public Law Department, University of Bucharest Debate

17:00 - 18:00 Condemnation of communism crimes in Romania

- panel experts / open debate -

Moderator: Raluca Ursachi, drd. Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne

Conf. Univ. Silvia Martis, Romanian-American University Bucharesti; Member of So Just Valerian Stan, Publicist, Member in the Center for Legal Ressoruces Council Georgiana Iorgulescu, Executive Director, Center for Legal Ressources