23 maggio 2016 – UNIMI, Convegno NEW FAMILIES

NEW FAMILIES – INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND LEGAL RECOGNITION IN ITALY

PROGRAMMA

8.45 ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION

9.00 WELCOMING ADDRESSES

Gianluca VAGO, Rector of the University of Milan
Maria Elisa D’AMICO, Professor of Constitutional Law, Coordinator of Direct, University of Milan
Ilaria VIARENGO, Professor of International Law, PhD course on International and European Law, University of Milan

9.30: I SESSION

Changing family patterns: European Trends

Chair: Stefania BARIATTI, Professor of International Law, University of Milan
9.30 Katharina BOELE-WOELKI, President of Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
New families: fundamental issues
10.00 Angelika FUCHS, Head of Section – Private Law ERA (Academy of European Law)
Registered partnerships: crossing borders
10.30 Patrizia DE LUCA, Team leader in external relations and international cooperation, European Commission, DG Justice, Civil Justice Policy Unit
The EU proposal on the property consequences of registered partnerships

11.00 Coffee Break

11.15: II SESSION

Changing family patterns: USA Trends

11.15 Suzanne GOLDBERG, Director of the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, School of Law, Columbia University
Transforming Family Law in the United States: Multidimensional Advocacy and Social Change.
11.45 Yasmine ERGAS, Director of the Specialization on Gender and Public Policy, Senior Advisor Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University
From marriage to gender: pathways to equality

12.15 Debate

13.00 Lunch

14.30: III SESSION
New families: Legal Recognition in Italy

ROUND TABLE

Monica CIRINNÀ, member of the Senate, Republic of Italy, Rapporteur of the proposed regulation of civil unions in Italy
Ivan SCALFAROTTO, member of the Chamber of Deputies, Republic of Italy, Vice-minister of economic development
Annibale MARINI, President Emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court
Marilisa D’AMICO, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Milan
Ilaria VIARENGO, Professor of International Law, University of Milan

16.30 Debate

17.30 Closing remarks

Stefania BARIATTI, Professor of International Law, University of Milan

MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016, SALA NAPOLEONICA – Via S. Antonio n. 12, Milan

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