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6th Conference of Asian Constitutional Court Judges

Constitutional Courts and Separation of Powers

The relation between Constitutional Courts and other state organs such as the Parliament, the Government or the Judiciary is often regarded as a difficult balance of powers. Different views and experiences will be discussed by the judges.
September 24 - 26, 2009

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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

0920 – 0950 hrs

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

1145 – 1230 hrs

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

1530 – 1600 hrs

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

1745 – 1815 hrs

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

1015 – 1045 hrs

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

1200 – 1230 hrs

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

1315 – 1430 hrs

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

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Venue

Ulaanbaatar / Mongolia

Speakers

  • Prof. J. Byambadorj
    • Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia
  • Prof. Dr. Rudolf Mellinghoff
    • Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
  • Justice Lee Dong-Heub
    • Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea

Publication

Constitutional Review and Separation of Powers: Papers presented at the 6th Conference of Asian Constitutional Courts
Dec 30, 2009
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Clauspeter Hill

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Deputy Head of the Division European and International Cooperation

clauspeter.hill@kas.de +49 30 26996-3481 +49 30 26996-3552
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Constitutional Judges from Asia and Germany just as other experts on Constitutional Law discussed within fruitful sessions the difficult balancing of power between Constitutional Courts and other constitutional bodies in beautiful Mongolia.