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International Academic Conference
The Confiscation of Property in Poland and Efforts at Restitution
Aim of the Conference
The Conference is centered around a discussion of the legal conditions of property confiscation in Poland and its possible restitution. The discussion will involve different views of professionals and academics (both Polish and foreign) as well the representatives of state and local authorities. Discussions are to be organized in such a way as to ensure presentation of a broad scope of relevant views, i.e. those that support the restitution of confiscated property as well as those who are critical or oppose it.
This event will be the first-ever academic conference held in Poland on this important and timely topic. The proceedings of the conference will be published in 2018 in the academic journal Loyola International and Comparative Law Review.
The conference is organized jointly by two Catholic-based universities, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration and Loyola-Marymount University, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles,
Conference Principal Organizers
Prof. Michael Bazyler,
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Adw. Szymon Gostyński,
LLM, Krakow
Ms. Katarzyna Czoska McNaughton,
LLM,Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Dr hab. Marek Świerczyński, prof. UKSW,
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Dr Mateusz Tchorzewski,
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
About Visegrad impact of the conference
The issue of property confiscation and its possible restitution is important for all countries belonging to the Visegrad region, but holds a special significance for Poland, which has yet to enact a comprehensive national restitution law. In so doing, Poland can learn from its neighbours. For example the Czech Republic managed to carry out a reprivatisation. It was pointed out however that both the Czech and Slovak restitution systems suffer from a number of shortcomings. Reprivatisation is also a very serious issue in Hungary, where numerous arguments are being raised against it. There is a need to prepare recommendations to lawmakers on the basis of experiences of the Visegrad countries, which share similar legal systems and historical experiences. These regional challenges and problems can be jointly tackled by this project.
SPEAKERS
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
28th JUNE 2017
4.00 p.m. (16.00) - Keynote Lecture by Prof. Michael Bazyler,
Fowler School of Law Chapman University, California:
"Restitution: An Emerging Norm in International Law"
UKSW in Warsaw, Building 21 (Auditorium Maximum),Room 327
29th JUNE 2017
9.00 a.m. (9.00) - Welcome
9.15 a.m. (9.15) - Opening Addresses - The Policy Makers
10.00 a.m. (10.00) - Introduction: The Historical Perspective
10.15 a.m. (10.15) - PANEL 1: The Polish Experience
12.00 a.m. (12.00) - Lunch
1.00 p.m. (13.00) - The Experience of the Claimants
1.30 p.m. (13.30) - Panel 2: Can Poland Learn from its Neighbors?
3.00 p.m. (15.00) - Coffee Break 1
3.15 p.m. (15.15) - Panel 3: What Next?
4.30 p.m. (16.30) - Coffee Break 2:
4.45 p.m. (16.45) - Roundtable Discussion
5.45 p.m. (17.45) - Sum up
6.00 p.m. (18.00) - Reception (immediately following program)
30th JUNE 2017
9.00 a.m. (9.00) - Welcome
9.10 a.m. (9.15) - Panel I: Confiscation and restitution of property – the broad perspective
10.30 a.m. (10.30) – Break
10.40 a.m. (10.40) - Panel II: The students speak
11.30 a.m. (11.30) - Sum up and the closing of the conference
Professor Michael Bazyler
professor of Law and The "1939" Club Law Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. He is also a research fellow at the Holocaust Education Trust in London; and the holder of previous fellowships at Harvard Law School and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Author of over a dozen law review articles on subjects covering public international law, international human rights law, international trade law and comparative law.
Prof. UKSW dr hab Anna Tarwacka
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law and Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.
Prof. UKSW dr hab. Marek Swierczynski
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.
Mrs. Marcin Warchol
Deputy Minister of Justice
Prof. dr hab. Sławomir Godek
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.
Prof. Stanley Goldman
Director of Center for the Study of Law and Genocide, Loyola Law School, Loyola- Marymount University, Los Angeles.
Prof. Leszek Bosek
President of the Office of the Procurator General of the Republic of Poland.
Prof.
Michael Bazyler
prof. UKSW dr hab.
Anna Tarwacka
Prof. UKSW dr hab.
Marek Swierczynski
Mrs.
Marcin Warchol
Prof. dr hab.
Sławomir Godek
Prof.
Stanley Goldman
prof. UW dr hab.
Leszek Bosek
Conference Guests Introduction
Katarzyna Czoska McNaughton
LLM, University of Gdansk Faculty of Law alumni, and MAS in Criminologyat University of California Irvine, has taught law and criminology at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. She is currently completing a second LLM at Chapman Fowler School of Law, Orange, California.
1st PANEL MODERATOR
Prof. dr hab. Barbara Błaszczyk
a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. From 1991-96, she was a member and a vice-chair of the Reprivatization Council, which was an advisory body for the Polish Prime Minister. At the time when she worked as an advisor to the government, she also pursued an extensive scientific research on the issue of reprivatization in Poland and other Eastern European countries.
http://inepan.pl/rada-naukowa/
1st PANEL
Adw. Stefan Jacyno
an attorney from a major Warsaw based law firm who specialises in real estate property law. An author of several articles on the issue of reprivatization in Poland.
http://www.wardynski.com.pl/prawnicy/
Dr Tomasz Ludwik Krawczyk
an attorney specializes in real property law, administrative law, litigation and arbitration, as well as in white collar crimes. He has also experience in environmental law, M&A and corporate law. Obtained his Ph. D. in legal studies at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Published several publications on criminal and business law.
https://www.gkrlegal.pl/en/partner/tomasz-ludwik-krawczyk-ph-d/
1ST PANEL
Adw. Grzegorz Woźniak
an attorney from a major Warsaw based law firm who specialises in real estate property law.
http://wozniaklegal.com/
1ST PANEL
Adw. Michal Wawrykiewicz
an attorney from Wawrykiewicz Kancelaria Adwokacka in Warsaw, who specialises in real estate property law
1ST PANEL
Ms. Edna Kaplan
a private claimant pursuing reprivatization claims in Poland
1ST PANEL
Mrs. Karol Radziwill
a private claimant pursuing reprivatization claims in Poland.
Adw. Szymon Gostynski
LLM, partner attorney at Gostynski & Wspolnicy, Krakow.
http://www.gostynski.net/en/team/
2nd PANEL MODERATOR
Adw. Józef Forystek
an attorney who specialises in real estate property law and in economic law, in its broadest sense, with a special focus on banking law and commercial agreements, also in court and arbitration disputes. Since the early 90's he has been representing numerous aristocratic families and former owners of nationalised estates in all kinds of reprivatisation cases, including the European Court of Human Rights,with special attention given to cases involving Warsaw land and zabużańskie cases.
http://www.forystek.pl/en/jozef-forystek
1st PANEL
Katarzyna Czoska McNaughton
Prof. dr hab.
Barbara Błaszczyk
Adw.
Stefan Jacyno
Dr. Tomasz Ludwik Krawczyk
Adw.
Grzegorz Woźniak
Adw.
Michal Wawrykiewicz
Ms.
Edna Kaplan
Mrs.
Karol Radziwill
Adw.
Szymon Gostynski
Adw.
Józef Forystek
Adw.
Szymon Gostynski
Professor Michael Bazyler,
professor of Law and The "1939" Club Law Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. He is also a research fellow at the Holocaust Education Trust in London; and the holder of previous fellowships at Harvard Law School and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Author of over a dozen law review articles on subjects covering public international law, international human rights law, international trade law and comparative law.
Prof. UKSW dr hab. Anna Tarwacka,
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law and Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Prof. UKSW dr. hab. Marek Swierczynski,
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Mrs. Marcin Warchol,
Deputy Minister of Justice
Prof. Stanley Goldman,
Director of Center for the Study of Law and Genocide, Loyola Law School, Loyola- Marymount University, Los Angeles
Prof. UW dr hab. Leszek Bosek,
President of the Office of the Procurator General of the Republic of Poland
Prof. dr hab. Sławomir Godek,
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Katarzyna Czoska McNaughton - moderator
LLM, University of Gdansk Faculty of Law alumni, and MAS in Criminologyat University of California Irvine, has taught law and criminology at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. She is currently completing a second LLM at Chapman Fowler School of Law, Orange, California.
Prof. dr hab. Barbara Blaszczyk
a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. From 1991-96, she was a member and a vice-chair of the Reprivatization Council, which was an advisory body for the Polish Prime Minister. At the time when she worked as an advisor to the government, she also pursued an extensive scientific research on the issue of reprivatization in Poland and other Eastern European countries.
http://inepan.pl/rada-naukowa/
Adw. Stefan Jacyno
an attorney from a major Warsaw based law firm who specialises in real estate property law. An author of several articles on the issue of reprivatization in Poland.
http://www.wardynski.com.pl/prawnicy/
Adw. Jozef Forystek
an attorney who specialises in real estate property law and in economic law, in its broadest sense, with a special focus on banking law and commercial agreements, also in court and arbitration disputes. Since the early 90's he has been representing numerous aristocratic families and former owners of nationalised estates in all kinds of reprivatisation cases, including the European Court of Human Rights,with special attention given to cases involving Warsaw land and zabużańskie cases.
http://www.forystek.pl/en/jozef-forystek
Dr Tomasz Ludwik Krawczyk
an attorney specializes in real property law, administrative law, litigation and arbitration, as well as in white collar crimes. He has also experience in environmental law, M&A and corporate law. Obtained his Ph. D. in legal studies at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Published several publications on criminal and business law.
https://www.gkrlegal.pl/en/partner/tomasz-ludwik-krawczyk-ph-d/
Adw. Grzegorz Wozniak
an attorney from a major Warsaw based law firm who specialises in real estate property law.
http://wozniaklegal.com/
Adw. Michal Wawrykiewicz
an attorney from Wawrykiewicz Kancelaria Adwokacka in Warsaw, who specialises in real estate property law.
Ms. Edna Kaplan
a private claimant pursuing reprivatization claims in Poland
R.pr. Karol Radziwiłł
attorney
Mrs. Malgorzata Swiatczak
Deputy Director of the Civil Law Team at the Ombudsman's Office
Adw. Szymon Gostynski - moderator
LLM, partner attorney at Gostynski & Wspolnicy, Krakow.
http://www.gostynski.net/en/team/
Prof. dr Jan Kuklík, DrSc.
Univerzita Karlova (Charles University), Prague, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Charles University in Prague. Author of numerous publications in the area of restitution will give his insight into how the restitution issue was dealt with in the Czech Republic.
kuklik@prf.cuni.cz
Dr. Agnes Peresztegi
Soffer Avocats, Paris (of counsel) - Dr. Peresztegi is currently based in Paris and associated with Soffer Avocats. She has over 20 years of experience regarding restitution property claims in Hungary, and restitution of art in general, and recently testified before the U.S. Congress;
agnes@peresztegi.com
Corin Trandafir
Herzfeld & Rubin or Rubin Meyer Doru & Trandafir, Bucharest - Romania is one of few the countries in the Central European region often praised for successfully tackling the issue of property nationalized by the communist regime after WWII. This experienced lawyer of the law firm Rubin Meyer Doru & Trandafir, Bucharest will share their views on this process.
Corin.Trandafir@hr.ro
Branko Lakić, Esq.
Director of the Sector for Coordination and Supervision at the Agency for Restitution of the Republic of Serbia
Kristen Nelson, Esq.
Project Manager ESLI Holocaust Restitution Study and the Terezin Declaration
Dr Mateusz Tchórzewski, Esq. - moderator
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.
Adw. Maciej Gorski
A Warsaw based attorney specializing in a real estate property law. Co-founder of the Institute of Real Estate Research. Between 2011-2013, he cooperated with the Clinic of the Property Rights of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. He is also an author of many publications on real estate law.
http://maciej-gorski.pl/
Dr Tomasz Luterek
a lawyer and a real estate appraisal. His interdisciplinary PhD thesis titled: “Reprivatisation. The Source of the Problem”, submitted at the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, gained outstanding peer reviews. In his work, he provides a legal and economical analysis of the current reprivatization regime, and its flaws.
http://wydawnictwo.isppan.waw.pl/produkt/reprywatyzacja-zrodla-problemu/
Adam Ablewicz, Esq.,
Director of the Department for Legal Persons and counselor at the the Office of the Procurator General of the Republic of Poland
Evan Hochberg, Esq.,
Director of International Affairs, World Jewish Restitution Organization
Tom Watson
an attorney from McKool and Smith, a major U.S. law firm, who specializes in real estate property law.
http://www.mckoolsmith.com/
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