MTEC Legislation Programme : 23 November - 4 December, The Hague

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1 MTEC Legislation Programme : 23 November - 4 December, The Hague Monday 23/11 Week Official Opening: introduction to the course and introduction of the participants Edward Vriends (Ministry of Justice), Ann O Brien, Steven Blockmans and Patrick Willemsen EU law: instruments, decision-making procedures Claudio Matera Sources of EU legislation: a practical guide to search tools Jan de Jongh Effects of EU law in the legal orders of Member States Dr. Tamara Takacs and third countries (Utrecht University) Impact assessment of EU lawmaking: theory and practice Dr. Anne Meuwese (Antwerp University) Opening Dinner Location: (NH Hotel) Tuesday 24/ General principles of legislative drafting and legislative processes (Course director, T.M.C. Asser Instituut) Impact assessment: Current Issues Dr. Anne Meuwese (Antwerp University) Wednesday 25/ The cycle of law drafting: pre- & post-accession obligations; governmental legislative programme; inter-ministerial, inter-institutional coordination The cycle of law drafting: consultation: stakeholder participation in the legislative drafting process (Course director, T.M.C. Asser Instituut) Koen van Aeken (Tilburg University) Reception Location: European Academy for Law and Legislation (EALL) 1 P a g e

2 Thursday 26/ Translating the acquis (i): best (and worst) practices from the Netherlands: style (positive/negative, gender-neutral, political neutral), sentences, tenses, moods, voices, conjunctions, nominalizations, verbs, punctuations, repetitions, abbreviations, numbers, dates Translating the acquis (ii): best (and worst) practices from the Netherlands: EU and national terminology Ms. Mariette Lokin (Ministry of Justice, Department of Legislation) Ms. Simone Hendriks-de Lange (Ministry of Justice, Department of Legislation) The cycle of law drafting (iii): submission of the legal draft; role of Council of Ministers, Assembly, Council of State Prof. Mr. Willem Konijnenbelt (Member of the Dutch Council of State) Friday 27/ Law drafting techniques: structure of legal texts (divisions of a law, article, paragraph & relationship between each of them) Law drafting techniques: ordering of provisions (title, preamble, purpose clauses, scope of application, definitions, clauses on administrative procedures, evaluation, delegation, sanctions, repeal provisions, transitional arrangements, entry into force, references (internal& external)) (Erasmus University Rotterdam, formerly Ministry of Justice) Study time SATURDAY 28/11 Social programme in Amsterdam Guided Boat Tour over the Canals; Free time in Amsterdam We will give you a train ticket to return to The Hague at own disposal SUNDAY 29/11 Free day 2 P a g e

3 Monday 30/11 Week Negotiating and concluding international treaties; Status of international law in the national legal order The impact of international treaties on the EU s acquis Dr. Rene Lefeber (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Amsterdam) Leonardo Massai Workshop on Presentation Skills Netherlands Debate Institute (trainers Roderik van Grieken, Arthur Noordhuis & John Bijl) Debating Dinner Location: Navarra room Netherlands Debate Institute (trainers Roderik van Grieken & Arthur Noordhuis) Tuesday 1/ Approximation of national legislation to the acquis (i): best (and worst) practices of the Netherlands Approximation of national legislation to the acquis (ii): best (and worst) practices of the Netherlands Dr. Ton van den Brink (Utrecht University) Dr. Hans van Meerten (Ministry of Finance) Visit to Social Economic Council (SER) Bart van Riel & Thom van Mierlo (Policy advisors, department of Economic Affairs, SER) 3 P a g e

4 Wednesday 2/ Domestic legislative processes and the implementation of EU legislation Enforcement of approximated legislation: best (and worst) practices of the Netherlands (Erasmus University Rotterdam, formerly Ministry of Justice) Jeroen Nijenhuis (board member of the Royal Dutch Association of Judicial Officers) Enforcement of European law before national courts and the ECJ Dr. Jurian Langer (Cluster on European Court of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Thursday 3/ Workshop on Common Assessment Framework / Total Quality management The influence of the Consumers Association in the legislative process Departure of bus to T.M.C. Asser Instituut Closing Reception with ambassadors and stakeholders Chris Jetten (Ministry of Justice) Rogier Klimbie, MA (Dutch Consumers Association) Location: T.M.C. Asser Instituut Friday 4/ Hague Conference on Private International Law: the role of the HCCH in the law drafting process Preparation of Back Home Action Plans Marta Pertegás (HCCH, Secretary at the Permanent Bureau) Presentation of Back Home Action Plans and Final Course evaluation Closing ceremony, certificates & farewell Location: NH Hotel (Free final evening: Sinterklaas shopping night!) 4 P a g e

5 MTEC Legislation Programme : 23 November - 4 December, The Hague Monday 23/11 Week Official Opening: introduction to the course and introduction of the participants Edward Vriends (Ministry of Justice), Ann O Brien, Steven Blockmans and Patrick Willemsen EU law: instruments, decision-making procedures Claudio Matera Sources of EU legislation: a practical guide to search tools Jan de Jongh Effects of EU law in the legal orders of Member States Dr. Tamara Takacs and third countries (Utrecht University) Impact assessment of EU lawmaking: theory and practice Dr. Anne Meuwese (Antwerp University) Opening Dinner Location: (NH Hotel) Tuesday 24/ General principles of legislative drafting and legislative processes (Course director, T.M.C. Asser Instituut) Impact assessment: Current Issues Dr. Anne Meuwese (Antwerp University) Wednesday 25/ The cycle of law drafting: pre- & post-accession obligations; governmental legislative programme; inter-ministerial, inter-institutional coordination The cycle of law drafting: consultation: stakeholder participation in the legislative drafting process (Course director, T.M.C. Asser Instituut) Koen van Aeken (Tilburg University) Reception Location: European Academy for Law and Legislation (EALL) 1 P a g e

6 Thursday 26/ Translating the acquis (i): best (and worst) practices from the Netherlands: style (positive/negative, gender-neutral, political neutral), sentences, tenses, moods, voices, conjunctions, nominalizations, verbs, punctuations, repetitions, abbreviations, numbers, dates Translating the acquis (ii): best (and worst) practices from the Netherlands: EU and national terminology Ms. Mariette Lokin (Ministry of Justice, Department of Legislation) Ms. Simone Hendriks-de Lange (Ministry of Justice, Department of Legislation) The cycle of law drafting (iii): submission of the legal draft; role of Council of Ministers, Assembly, Council of State Prof. Mr. Willem Konijnenbelt (Member of the Dutch Council of State) Friday 27/ Law drafting techniques: structure of legal texts (divisions of a law, article, paragraph & relationship between each of them) Law drafting techniques: ordering of provisions (title, preamble, purpose clauses, scope of application, definitions, clauses on administrative procedures, evaluation, delegation, sanctions, repeal provisions, transitional arrangements, entry into force, references (internal& external)) (Erasmus University Rotterdam, formerly Ministry of Justice) Study time SATURDAY 28/11 Social programme in Amsterdam Guided Boat Tour over the Canals; Free time in Amsterdam We will give you a train ticket to return to The Hague at own disposal SUNDAY 29/11 Free day 2 P a g e

7 Monday 30/11 Week Negotiating and concluding international treaties; Status of international law in the national legal order The impact of international treaties on the EU s acquis Dr. Rene Lefeber (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Amsterdam) Leonardo Massai Workshop on Presentation Skills Netherlands Debate Institute (trainers Roderik van Grieken, Arthur Noordhuis & John Bijl) Debating Dinner Location: Navarra room Netherlands Debate Institute (trainers Roderik van Grieken & Arthur Noordhuis) Tuesday 1/ Approximation of national legislation to the acquis (i): best (and worst) practices of the Netherlands Approximation of national legislation to the acquis (ii): best (and worst) practices of the Netherlands Dr. Ton van den Brink (Utrecht University) Dr. Hans van Meerten (Ministry of Finance) Visit to Social Economic Council (SER) Bart van Riel & Thom van Mierlo (Policy advisors, department of Economic Affairs, SER) 3 P a g e

8 Wednesday 2/ Domestic legislative processes and the implementation of EU legislation Enforcement of approximated legislation: best (and worst) practices of the Netherlands (Erasmus University Rotterdam, formerly Ministry of Justice) Jeroen Nijenhuis (board member of the Royal Dutch Association of Judicial Officers) Enforcement of European law before national courts and the ECJ Dr. Jurian Langer (Cluster on European Court of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Thursday 3/ Workshop on Common Assessment Framework / Total Quality management The influence of the Consumers Association in the legislative process Departure of bus to T.M.C. Asser Instituut Closing Reception with ambassadors and stakeholders Chris Jetten (Ministry of Justice) Rogier Klimbie, MA (Dutch Consumers Association) Location: T.M.C. Asser Instituut Friday 4/ Hague Conference on Private International Law: the role of the HCCH in the law drafting process Preparation of Back Home Action Plans Marta Pertegás (HCCH, Secretary at the Permanent Bureau) Presentation of Back Home Action Plans and Final Course evaluation Closing ceremony, certificates & farewell Location: NH Hotel (Free final evening: Sinterklaas shopping night!) 4 P a g e