31st Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice
Responses of justice to urban violence
Juveniles as perpetrators and victims
Organised groups and their new ways of communicating
19-21 September 2012
Hofburg Congress Centre, Vienna, Austria
Speeches
Opening Session
- Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Ms Beatrix Karl, Federal Minister of Justice of Austria
- Mr Keith Whitmore, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
- Mr Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Session I
- Ms Beatrix Karl, Federal Minister of Justice of Austria
Session II
- Ms Beatrix Karl, Federal Minister of Justice of Austria
Closing Session
- Mr Philippe Boillat, Director General, Directorate General I - Human Rights and Rule of Law
- Ms Beatrix Karl, Federal Minister of Justice of Austria
Session I moderated by Mr Roland Miklau, former Director General for Criminal Law, Federal Ministry of Justice, Austria
- Speaker 1, Ms Astri Aas-Hansen, State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Norway
- Speaker 2, Mr Ulrich Wagner, Marburg University, Germany
- Speaker 3, Ms Paula Miraglia, International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, Canada
Session II moderated by Ambassador Dr. Hans Winkler, Director of the Vienna Diplomatic Academy, former State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria
- Speaker 1, Mr Peter Gridling, Director of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Austria
- Speaker 2, Mr Hans-Peter Stückler, Head of Crime Strategy Department, Federal Ministry for the Interior, Austria
- Speaker 3, Mr Sebastian Sperber, European Forum for Urban Security (EFUS), France
Presentation of the CEPEJ Report
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) officially presented its evaluation report of European judicial systems. The event took place at 3 pm in the Foum in the Hofburg Congress Centre. After an opening by Council of Europe representatives, general remarks were made by the Minister of Justice of Austria, the Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan and France. For further information, you are invited to consult the (CEPEJ) website or contact Mr Georg Stawa in the Ministry of Justice of Austria.
Treaty Ceremony
During the Conference, a Ceremony, open to the Press, was organised for Council of Europe member states wishing to sign or ratify Council of Europe Conventions. Further details were to be found in this explanatory note. All general information on Council of Europe Conventions are available on the Council of Europe Treaty Office website.