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Human Rights and Documentary Movies. Interview in "Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien" with Dr. Stefanie R. Roos

Interview as PDF for download (available only in German):

The rights of children and women, rights of ethnic, religious and sexual minorities as well as globalization, judiciary and press freedom were among the topics dealt with at last week's documentary film festival "One World Romania" in Bucharest. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung was partner of the event which was under the auspices of amongst others the KAS-Rule of Law Programm South East Europe (RLP SEE). Laura Cãpãtânã Juller from the German-speaking newspaper Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung spoke with the RLP's director, Dr. iur. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, about the relationship between human rights protection and documentary movies.

“Ceci n’est pas une constitution” - Constitutionalisation without a Constitution?

European Constitutional Law

This speech was delivered by the director of the Rule of Law Program South East Europe, Dr. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, during the opening session of the international conference “Ceci n’est pas une constitution” - Constitutionalisation without a Constitution?, organized in Sofia (Bulgaria) on the 17th of April 2008. The conference brought together international experts on the topic who intended to shed light on the developments generated by the Lisbon Treaty.

The rights of suspects, accused and their defense in criminal proceedings – the legal situation in Romania

Opening speech of Dr. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, seminar at Babes Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

The KAS-Rule of Law Program South East Europe (RLP SEE) has continued its project for the promotion of the rights of suspects, accused and their defense in criminal proceedings with a seminar on the legal situation in Romania in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) on 6 March 2008. The director of the RLP SEE, Dr. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, opened the seminar with an introductory speech on the program’s reasons to support pan-European minimum standards in criminal proceedings.

Report on the study and dialogue program on „Lustration” for experts from South East Europe

12-22 February 2008, Berlin

Germany and countries of South East Europe have in common to be still confronted with the consequences of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes respectively which reigned in these countries in the second half of the 20th century. The transformation from post-communist/post-socialist systems can only succeed when a dealing and reconciliation with history and the consequences of the communist or socialist past respectively will have taken place. Based on this belief, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – on the incentive of its regional Rule of Law Program South East Europe – invited ten experts from SEE, among them parliamentarians, presidential counsellors, government spokespersons and scholars. The one-week study and dialogue program on “Lustration” took place in Berlin from 18-22 February 2008. For more detail, please read our report.

Dealing with the Totalitarian/Authoritarian Past by Legal Means

Overview of the Status quo of "Lustration" in South Eastern Europe

The overview has been put together for the participants in the Study and Dialog Program on the subject of "Lustration" in Berlin, Germany, 18 - 22 February 2008, in order to serve as a brief presentation of the legal means used in the countries of South Eastern Europe (SEE) to deal with their communist/socialist past.

Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe

Preface by Stefanie Ricarda Roos, Ph.D.

Preface by the director of the regional Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung to a publication on "Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe" which is the result of a joint project between the Political Science Research Centre Forum, Zagreb, and the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of KAS.

Druckfaktoren und Interessenkonflikte im montenegrinischen Gerichtswesen: Was zählt, ist der Bewusstseinswandel

Bericht und Einführungsrede zu einem Seminar in Milocer (Montenegro), dass die Notwendigkeit von einer unabhängigen Justiz betont.

Constitutions, Constitutional Courts and Constitutional Interpretation at the Interface of Law and Politics

Opening speech by Dr. iur. Stefanie Ricarda Roos

The relationship between creating politics and controlling constitutional adjudication is not always free of tensions. On November 10, 2007, legal scholars and practitioners and political scientists as well as politicians discussed in the light of separation of powers, the limits of constitutional adjudication in Bulgaria. Principal speaker was Prof. Dr. Grimm, former judge at the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany and member of the Wissenschaftkolleg zu Berlin. The opening speech was delivered by Dr. iur. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, Director of the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Shaken Order: Authority and Social Trust in Post-Communist Societies

Introductory Speech presented by Dr. Ivo Hristov

The general goal of the interdisciplinary research project is to investigate the dynamics and especially the tendency towards deterioration of authority and social trust in three social fields (law, higher education and science) in the overall context of globalization, with special accent on the (European) post-totalitarian societies.

The standing of victims in criminal proceedings - legal and factual situation in Bulgaria

Introductory Speech by Dr. Stefanie Ricarda Roos

The topic of the roundtable discussion, ”The Standing of Victims in Criminal Proceedings”, addresses an important function of the state and criminal justice: to meet the needs and safeguard the interests of the victim in criminal proceedings thereby enhancing the confidence of the victim in the criminal justice system.

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