The Rule of the Courts

The Role of the Courts in the Protection of Fundamental Rights...

Zumaran, Professor Raymundo Gama Leyva and Professor Manuel Gómez. Also, during the morning, a panel on online legal education and COILs programs in the post pandemic context took place, with the participation of Professor Naayeli E. Ramírez Espinosa and Professor Gilberto Guerrero Rocca. During the afternoon the pedagogical experience of the Global Law Classroom (SEALS and ELPIS initiative) was discussed, with contributions of Professor Melanie Reid, Professor Arndt Künnecke, Professor Marine Toullier and Professor Vasco Pereira da Silva, who moderated the session. On 4 July, the General Assembly of SUI IURIS was held. During the meeting, relevant issues concerning the present and future of the Association were discussed, and a new board of directors was unanimously elected, chaired by Professor Naayeli E. Ramírez Espinosa (Univ. Tec de Monterey, México). During the afternoon, a joint SUI IURIS session was held with the ELPIS, SIPE and SEALS networks, on the topic “The Role of the Courts in the Protection of Fundamental Rights and in Guaranteeing the Rule of Law”. Participating in this session were Professor Adriana Ancona de Faria (Sui Iuris), Professor Axel Kämmerer (President of SIPE), Professor Friedrich Germelmann (ELPIS and SIPE), Professor Rui Guerra da Fonseca (ELPIS and SIPE), Professor Francisco Balaguer Callejón (SIPE and ELPIS) and Professor Akram Faizer (SEALS), with the moderation of Professor Vasco Pereira da Silva (ELPIS, SIPE, SUI IURIS). The book now being presented is the written version of the lectures given at the joint conference on a topic as important and topical as the role of the courts in defending the rule of law and fundamental rights. The different perspectives adopted, as well as the analysis of different current political and legal situations from different continents, clearly show the importance of “scientific dialogue” and of building “bridges” between America and Europe, thus fully justifying the raison d’être of this book’s publication. The meeting ended on July 5th with a guided tour of the “Museu da Cidade”, followed by lunch at the Law Faculty, accompanied by music from the “Tuna Feminina” of the Faculty of Law.

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