- Conference sessions take place in the Assembly Hall of the Law Faculty of the St. Petersburg State University, in St. Petersburg.
- Coffee and tea breaks, lunches and exhibition take place at the café, in the Assembly Hall, in the library of the Law Faculty.
- Coach transport is provided for the social events.
Sunday, September 10th
17.00
Coaches depart from the hotel to the Law Faculty
17.00 - 18.30
Registration at the Assembly Hall of the Law Faculty
17.30 - 18.45
Tour of the Faculty in small groups
18.45
Coaches depart from the Faculty for the boat trip on Neva river
19.00 - 22.00
Welcome Reception at the boat (“Astra”). Michail V. Krotov, President
of Russian Law Library Association, will welcome delegates. Sponsored
by Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners
22.00
Coaches depart for the hotel
Monday, September 11th
Excursion and Dinner sponsored by William S. Hein & Co
8.20
Coaches depart from the hotel to the Law Faculty
8.30 - 12.30
Registration desk open
9.00 - 9.30
Formal Opening
Jules Winterton, President IALL
Professor Vladimir V. Lukyanov, the First Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty
Jules Winterton, President IALL
Professor Vladimir V. Lukyanov, the First Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty
Session 1 - Constitutional Law and the Developments of Federalism
9.30 - 10.15
The Constitutional Court in Russia: Formation, Structure, Competence
and Role in the Protection of Constitutional Rights and Freedoms
Sergey P. Mavrin, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, professor, Doctor of Law
Sergey P. Mavrin, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, professor, Doctor of Law
10.15 - 10.45
Refreshment break at the café
10.45 - 11.30
The Role of Arbitration Courts in the Judicial System of the Russian
Federation Igor A. Drozdov, the Chief of the Secretariat for Chairman
of the Higher Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation
11.30 - 12.15
Federalism and Elections: National and Regional Aspects
Sergey D. Knyazev, Vice-Dean of the Law Institute of the Far-East State University, Chairman of the Election Committee of Primorye Territory, professor, Doctor of Law
Sergey D. Knyazev, Vice-Dean of the Law Institute of the Far-East State University, Chairman of the Election Committee of Primorye Territory, professor, Doctor of Law
12.15 - 13.15
Buffet lunch at the café
13.15
Coaches depart for Peterhof
13.15 - 14.45
City tour
14.45 - 18.15
Excursion
19.00 - 21.00
Dinner in the restaurant Podvorye located in the town of Pavlovsk,
30 km from St Petersburg
21.00
Coaches depart for the hotel
Tuesday September 12th
Session 2 - Legal Education: the Problem of Unity and Differentiation
(Bologna process)
8.15
Coaches depart from the hotel to the Law Faculty
8.45 - 9.30
Bologna Process: Uniformity and Differentiation
Ilya A. Dementyev, Vice-rector of the Saint-Petersburg State University, professor
Ilya A. Dementyev, Vice-rector of the Saint-Petersburg State University, professor
9.30 - 10.15
Bologna Process: Practical Steps for Russian Law Schools
Anatoly Y. Kapustin, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Russian University of People’s Friendship (Moscow), professor, Doctor of Law
Anatoly Y. Kapustin, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Russian University of People’s Friendship (Moscow), professor, Doctor of Law
10.15 - 10.45
Refreshment break at the café
10.45 - 11.45
Annual Members Meeting of the IALL
11.45 - 12.30
Sponsors introduction time
12.30 - 13.30
Buffet lunch at the café
13.30 - 14.15
New Developments in Law Libraries and Librarianship in Russia
Mikhail V. Krotov, President of the Russian Association of Law Libraries, Plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, professor, Doctor of Law
Mikhail V. Krotov, President of the Russian Association of Law Libraries, Plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, professor, Doctor of Law
14.15
Coaches depart for the Hermitage
15.00 - 17.00
Excursion
Evening free
Wednesday September 13th
Excursion to Novgorod
7.30
Departure coaches for Novgorod from the hotel
10.30
Arrival in Novgorod. On foot to the Novgorod State University (NSU)
10.30 - 11.00
Refreshment break
11.00 - 12.00
Professor Anatoly Gavrikov, president of the NSU
Doctor Victor Prokoffiev, dean of the Law Faculty of the NSU
Doctor Elena Otkidach, Head of the Library of the NSU
Doctor Victor Prokoffiev, dean of the Law Faculty of the NSU
Doctor Elena Otkidach, Head of the Library of the NSU
12.00 - 12.30
Tour of the Library
12.30
Coaches depart for the Law Faculty of the NSU
13.00 - 14.00
Buffet lunch at the café
14.00 - 15.00
Tour of the Law Faculty
15.00
Coaches depart for a Citadel
15.00 - 18.00
Excursion
18.00 - 20.00
IALL Annual Dinner in the restaurant “Detinets”.
Sponsored by Thomson Westlaw
Sponsored by Thomson Westlaw
20.00
Coaches depart for St. Petersburg
Thursday, September 14th
Session 3 - The Legal System of Russia in Contemporary Stage
9.00
Coaches depart from the hotel to the Law Faculty
9.30 - 10.15
Recent Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights: an overview
Valery A. Musin, ad hoc judge in the European Court of Human Rights, a substitute member of the Venice Commission of the European Council, professor, Head of the Chair of Civil Procedure of the Saint-Petersburg State University.
Valery A. Musin, ad hoc judge in the European Court of Human Rights, a substitute member of the Venice Commission of the European Council, professor, Head of the Chair of Civil Procedure of the Saint-Petersburg State University.
10.15 - 11.00
Actual problems of foreign law literature distribution
Evgeniy Novikov, Head of the St. Petersburg State University Law Press, the Chair of Civil Procedure of the Saint-Petersburg State University.
Evgeniy Novikov, Head of the St. Petersburg State University Law Press, the Chair of Civil Procedure of the Saint-Petersburg State University.
11.00 - 11.30
Refreshment break at the café
11.30 - 12.15
Introduction to Russian Civil Law System
Yuri Lubimov, professor, the Chair of Civil Law of the Law Faculty of Saint-Petersburg University
Yuri Lubimov, professor, the Chair of Civil Law of the Law Faculty of Saint-Petersburg University
12.15 - 13.00
Introduction to Russian Constitutional and Administrative Law
Sergey A. Belov, professor, the Chair of the State and Administrative Law, Saint-Petersburg University Law Faculty
Sergey A. Belov, professor, the Chair of the State and Administrative Law, Saint-Petersburg University Law Faculty
13.00 - 14.00
Buffet lunch at the café
14.00 - 17.00
Coaches depart for the Libraries
There will be organised visits for those who have registered of three famous Petersburg libraries:
There will be organised visits for those who have registered of three famous Petersburg libraries:
- the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 group
- the Russian National Library, 3 groups
- the Main Library of St. Petersburg State University, 1 group
17.00
Coaches depart for the Reception in the Jurist Home
17.30 - 18.30
Reception in the Jurist Home
18.30
Coaches depart for the hotel
Evening free
22.15 - 22.30
Coaches depart for the Railway station for Moscow part
23.47 - 8.30
Train trip to Moscow (for Moscow part participants)