EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges
Conference Programme
ECLIC International Scientific Conference
“Strong and Secure Europe: Legal and Economic Aspects”
12-13 June 2025
hosted by the Faculty of Law, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
The conference programme of the 9th ECLIC International Scientific Conference will be updated in 2025.
Registration and coffee (14:00 – 15:00h)
Opening plenary session (15:00 – 17:00h)
Room: Dvorana 1 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 13
Speakers:
- Vice-rector for Education and Students of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek: Robert Raponja
- Representative of City of Osijek: Sanda Pašuld
- Representative of Speaker of the Croatian Parliament: Ivan Malenica
- Dean of Faculty of Law Osijek: Tunjica Petrašević
- Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung: Aleksandra Markić Boban
- Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: Martina Harc
Keynote speakers:
- Paul James Cardwell: THE RULE OF LAW, 'FORMAL INFORMALITY' AND THE GOVERNANCE OF MIGRATION IN THE EU
- Krisztina Karsai: THE DARK MAZE OF MORALITIES IN THE EUROPEAN SINGLE JUDICIAL AREA
Moderator: Dunja Duić
Session 1 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: “Vijećnica” - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 13
Chair: Ante Novokmet
Damir Primorac, Andrej Božinovski - ADDRESSING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN CROATIA: A FOCUS ON GENETIC PRIVACY IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Zrinka Erent Sunko, Marta Dragičević Prtenjača - THE INTERCONNECTED FOUNDATIONS OF RULE OF LAW, PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY, AND ARTICLE 7 OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Marija Đuzel – DEPRAVATION OF LIBERTY IN CROATIAN MISDEMEANOUR PROCEEDINGS – APPLICATION OF EUROPEAN DETENTION AND PENITENTIARY STANDARDS
Nina Mladinić, Šime Jozipović, Marko Perkušić - THE DANGER OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE AREA OF FALSIFICATION OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS (PROFIT VS. RIGHT TO HEALTH AND GLOBAL SECURITY)
Ena Gotovuša - THE PRINCIPLE OF MUTUAL TRUST IN JUDICIAL COOPERATION: A REALITY OR AN UNATTAINABLE IDEAL IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN EU MEMBER STATES?
Teodor Manea - ADVANCING RULE OF LAW: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF PROPOSED DIRECTIVE ON COMBATING CORRUPTION IN ROMANIAN LEGISLATION
Ante Novokmet – SOME ASPECTS OF PLEA AGREEMENT IN CROATIAN MISDEMEANOUR PROCEEDINGS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES
Session 2 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 1 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 13
Chair: Anita Blagojević
Zlatan Begić - THE DAYTON CONCEPT OF PERFORMING LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: COLLAPSE OF THE RULE OF LAW AND EFFECTIVE POLITICAL DEMOCRACY
Vladimir Mikić - FREQUENT EXTRAORDINARY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AS A THREAT TO THE RULE OF LAW IN SERBIA
Gentjan Skara, Bojana Hajdini, Najada Kilic - THE ROLE OF THE EU AS A PROMOTER OF JUDICIARY REFORM IN CANDIDATE COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF VETTING PROCESS IN ALBANIA
Meliha Sermin Paksoy - BALANCING HOUSING POLICIES: EXAMINING RENT CONTROLS IN EU MEMBER AND CANDIDATE COUNTRIES THROUGH THE LENS OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
Aleksa Nikolić - PROTOCOL NO. 16 TO THE ECHR IN SERBIA? PRO ET CONTRA
Ana Jović- Lazić - LEGAL DYNAMICS IN EU-UKRAINE RELATIONS: STRENGTHENED SUPPORT ON THE JOURNEY FROM THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRY TO THE EU CANDIDATE COUNTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN INVASION
Anita Blagojević, Marijana Majnarić - THE RULE OF LAW, THE DOCTRINE OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Session 3 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 2 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 13
Chair: Emina Jerković
Andrea Piletta Massaro - MARKET INTEGRATION AND COMPETITION AS A WAY TO STRENGTHEN THE RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRACY IN THE ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION
Vedrana Švedl Blažeka - PROPOSAL FOR PERMISSION TO REVISE - WHERE ARE WE FIVE YEARS LATER?
Sanja Gongeta - NEW EUROPEAN REGIME FOR COMBATTING LATE PAYMENTS IN COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS – KEY ELEMENTS OF REVISION AFTER A DECADE
Gábor FEKETE - ECONOMIC SANCTIONS BASED ON INTERNATIONAL AND EU LAW
Martina Harc - THE IMPORTANCE OF ESG RATINGS IN THE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE ECOSYSTEM
Session 4 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 1 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 17
Chair: Branka Rešetar
Katarina Knol Radoja, Dinka Šago - THE RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO BE HEARD IN CROATIAN CIVIL LAW
Anica Čulo Margaletić, Barbara Preložnjak - CHALLENGES OF PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHEN SEPARATING A CHILD FROM THE FAMILY
Renáta Kálmán - DOES THE OVERSIGHT BOARD PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PLATFORMS?
Réka Brigitta Szaniszló - HOW SHOULD FACEBOOK HANDLE HATE SPEECH AGAINST MINORITIES?
Tamás Pongó - WHAT IS HATE SPEECH ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM? - CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS REGARDING THE OVERSIGHT BOARD'S HATE SPEECH PRACTICE
Marianna-Elizabet Iaroslavska - THE IMPACT OF CJEU CASE LAW ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN POLISH CIVIL PROCEDURE
Matea Radić; Branka Rešetar; Ivana Tucak - CHALLENGES IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES AND THEIR PARENTS ON THE EU EXTERNAL BORDER – CASE OF THE CITY OF VUKOVAR
Session 5 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 2 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 17
Chair: Davor Muhvić
Aleksandar V. Gajić - SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Adrijana Martinović, Marko Mrakovčić, Nikola Petrović - THE PRINCIPLE OF SOLIDARITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF SYSTEM AND SOCIAL (DIS)INTEGRATION: IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW EU RULES ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM
Dragan Đukanović, Mihajlo Vučić - BETWEEN GEOPOLITICS AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS: THE EU AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE NORMALIZATION PROCESS BETWEEN BELGRADE AND PRIŠTINA
Tadeusz Zembrzuski - REMEDYING THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM IN POLAND – RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW
Attila Nagy - THE COST OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE EU IN POST-CONFLCIT SOCIETIES: THE CASE OF EULEX IN KOSOVO
Mira Lulić, Davor Muhvić, Sanda Pašuld - CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FOR (THE RIGHT TO) AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CROATIA
Session 6 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 3 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 17
Chair: Neda Zdraveva
Eimys Ortiz-Hernández - THE COMPATIBILITY OF RESTRICTIVE MEASURES REGARDING CYBERATTACKS WITH THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EU
Zsuzsanna Fejes - LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION AND SUBNATIONAL DEMOCRACY ALONG THE EU EXTERNAL BORDERS – WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON WESTERN BALKANS
Marko Jurić, Hrvoje Lisičar - HOW MUCH TRANSPARENCY IS TOO MUCH? OPEN ACCESS TO PUBLIC REGISTERS IN CROATIA AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
Herke Csongor, Dávid Tóth - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CYBERSECURITY: EXAMINING LIABILITY, CRIME DYNAMICS, AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES
Andrej Orinak - PROPOSED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – THE FIRST REGULATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE WORLD
Bence Kis Kelemen - QUO VADIS TRANSATLANTIC PERSONAL DATA TRANSFERS?
Kitti Bakos-Kovécs - IP IN EU FUNDAMENTALS
Ivan Dragos Lucian - STRIKING A BALANCE: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT ON RULE OF LAW IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION, CYBERCRIME, AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENSES
Session 7 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 4 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 17
Chair: Marko Sukačić
Ines Medić - HUMAN RIGHTS AS A VEHICLE FOR (BETTER) INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE ELDERLY
Ilija Rumenov, Milka Rakocević - CONTEXTUALISATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES IN CROSS BORDER CASES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS – STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN FINALITY AND LEGAL CERTAINTY
Dragana Bjelić Gačeša, Jelena Kasap, Višnja Lachner - THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIGHT TO MATERNITY LEAVE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - LOOKING BACK AT THE PAST AND A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
Magdalena Hilt - JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE – A MATTER OF COMMON STANDARDS OR CONTEXTS
Davor Petrić, Nika Bačić Selanec - INTERNAL JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE IN CROATIA: AWAITING THE JUDGMENT OF CJEU IN HANN INVEST
Helena Majić - CROATIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE ON DE IURE AND DE FACTO INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY: FROM THE RIGHT TO AN INDEPENDENT COURT ESTABLISHED BY LAW TO "THE RIGHT TO A ROGUE JUDGE"?
Marko Sukačić - EUROPEAN CONSUMER IN SALES CONTRACT – THE ANCIENT APPROACH, DE LEGE LATA & DE LEGE FERENDA
Session 8 (9:30-12:00h)
Room: Dvorana 5 - Faculty of law Osijek/ Stjepana Radića 17
Chair: Božidar Horvat
Boris Ljubanović, Bosiljka Britmić Vetma, Ivan Malenica - NEW CROATIAN LAW ON ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES
Miroslav Mitrović, Nikola Lunić - DEMOCRACY AND ITS ABUSE - MALIGNANT INFLUENCES ON SERBIA'S FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY ORIENTATION
Vesna Ćorić, Aleksandra Rabrenović - HOW TO ENSURE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN THE EU AND BEYOND: A NEED FOR RULE OF LAW, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES TO STAND TOGETHER
Danijela Romić - THE ROLE OF SUB-MUNICIPAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY
Mirko Klarić, Maja Proso - CHALLENGES OF PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ON THE INTERNET - IMPACT ON DEMOCRACY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE EU
Mateja Held - THE RULE OF LAW IN SPATIAL PLANNING AND BUILDING