Details

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Arrival of International Participants at At Chinggis Khaan Airport at Ulaanbaatar

Transfer to Hotel KEMPINSKI-Khan Palace, East Cross Road, Peace Avenue, Bayanzurkh District Ulaanbaatar

Tel: 976 11 463463

Fax: 976 11 463464

Friday, 25 September 2009

0900 – 0920 hrs

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Hon. Prof. J. Byambadorj

  Chairman of Constitutional Court of Mongolia

• Dr. Thomas Schrapel

  Country Representative of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to Mongolia

Keynote Speech

Hon. Prof. J. Byambadorj

Chairman of Constitutional Court of Mongolia

0950 - 1000 hrs

Photo Session

1000 - 1015 hrs

Tea & Coffee Break

Session One: THE RELATION BETWEEN CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW ORGANS, GOVERNMENTS AND THE ORDINARY JUDICIARY

(Judgements in constitutional matters often affect decisions by the Government or the ordinary courts. Thus, the question arises how far should a ruling of a Constitutional Court interfere in the domain of the government that – in turn – is responsible to parliament. In some cases, the limits of power of each of these organs are determined by the court’s decision. Participants shall discuss the balancing function of a Constitutional Court between other state organs safeguarding the principle of separation of powers.)

Chair: Prof. Dr. Cheng Jie, Tsinghua University Beijing, China-tbc-

• 1015 – 1045 hrs

  Rt. Hon. Justice Arifin Bin Zakaria, Chief Judge of Malaya, Federal Court of Malaysia

• 1045 – 1115 hrs

  H.E. Top Sam, Member of the Constitutional Council of Cambodia

• 1115 – 1145 hrs

  Hon. Justice Sydykova Svetlana, President of the Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan

Q & A

1230 – 1400 hrs

Oasis Restaurant ( 1st Floor of hotel)

Session Two: CONSTITUTIONAL ADJUDICATION VIS-À-VIS THE LEGISLATURE

(Binding interpretation of the Constitution often affects legislative acts passed by a parliamentary majority. Subsequently, laws are declared unconstitutional – in full or in part – and the lawmakers are asked to pass new legislation which is in line with the respective ruling of the court. In this session participants shall elaborate on how they see their role in relation to parliaments as the representatives of the people and lawmakers.)

Chair: Clauspeter Hill (Rule-of-law Programme, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore)

• 1400 – 1430 hrs

  Hon. Justice Prof. Dr. Rudolf Mellinghoff, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

• 1430 – 1500 hrs

  Hon. Justice Dong-Heub Lee, Constitutional Court of Korea

• 1500 – 1530 hrs

  Hon. Justice Dr. Harjono, S.H., MCL, Constitutional Court of Indonesia

Q & A session

1600 – 1615 hrs

Tea & Coffee Break

Chair: Prof. Dr. Aikyo Masanori, Director, Center for Asian Legal Exchange, University of Nagoya, Japan -tbc-

• 1615 – 1645 hrs

  Hon. Justice Sayyora Khakimova, Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan

• 1645 – 1715 hrs

  Hon. Justice Chut Chonlavorn, President of the Constitutional Court

• 1715 – 1745 hrs

  Hon. Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna, Chancellor of the Judicial Academy of the Philippines

Q & A session

1900 hrs

Official Welcome Dinner (Chinggis Khaan Camp)

Hosted by: Hon. Prof. J. Byambadorj, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Session Three: REPORTS ON IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN RECENT YEARS

Chair: Dr. Thomas Schrapel, KAS Mongolia

(Remarks: The countries are mentioned here in alphabetical order without any priority.)

0900 – 1015 hrs

Presentations of 15 min. each

• H.E. Chan Rassy

  Secretary General, Constitutional Council of Cambodia

• Hon. Justice Prof. Dr. Achmad Sodiki, S.H.

  Constitutional Court of Indonesia

• Hon. Justice Dong-Heub Lee

  Constitutional Court of Korea

• Hon. Justice Kurbanova Chynara

  Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan

• Mr. Mohd Zaki Bin Abdul Wahab

  Registrar, Federal Court of Malaysia

Q & A

1045 – 1100 hrs

Tea & Coffee Break

1100 – 1200 hrs

• Hon. Justice Prof. N. Jantsan

  Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia

• Hon. Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna

  Chancellor of the Judicial Academy of the Philippines

• Hon. Justice Charoon Intachan

  Justice of the Constitutional Court

• Hon. Justice Sayyora Khakimova

  Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan

Q & A session

Session Four:ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND EQUIVALENT ORGANS

1230 – 1250 hrs

Report by the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee on the current status and further procedures

Hon. Justice Dong-Heub Lee

Constitutional Court of Korea

1250 – 1300 hrs

Short intervention by

Dr. Schnutz Rudolf Durr

Head of Constitutional Justice Division, Venice Commission, Council of Europe, Strasbourg

1300 – 1315 hrs

Summing Up and Closing Remarks

• Hon. Prof. J. Byambadorj

  Chairman of Constitutional Court of Mongolia

• Clauspeter Hill

  Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore

Oasis Restaurant

1630 – 1730 hrs

Tour of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia

18.00 hrs

Concert of the national song and dance

19.30 hrs

Dinner (venue tbc)

Sunday, 27 September 2009

Hotel Check-Out and departure of International Participants