International Law Conference / 5th of September 2015 / University of Warsaw
“Medical Professionals’ Rights of Conscience – theoretical Framework, Legal Challenges and Opportunities”
9:30 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
10:15 – 11:30
Panel I
- „Conscientious Objection and its limits."
Prof. Aleksander Stępkowski, Faculty of Law University of Warsaw, Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture - „Conscience and Republican Government."
Prof. David F. Forte, Cleveland State University - "The Pros and Cons of Conscience-Based Exemptions as a Tool for Protecting the Values of Religious and Moral Dissenters."
Dr David Thunder, Navarra University
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:15
Panel II
- „Consciencious objection: objecting in the name of justice."
Dr Grégor Puppinck, Director of European Centre for Law and Justice - „Freedom of conscience - a basic human right?"
Dr Jakob Cornides, a public servant at the European Commission, DG Trade - „Freedom of conscience, medical conscientious objection and antibioethics."
Prof. José Miguel Serrano Ruiz-Calderon, Complutense University (Madrid)
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:15
Panel III
- „Conscientious Objection in International Law.”
Roger Kiska, Senior Legal Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) - „Diminishing conscience rights in the United States.”
William Saunders, Vice President of Americans United for Life - „Freedom of conscience - in Sweden?"
Ruth Nordström, President of Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers
15:15 – 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 – 17:45
Panel IV
- „Medical doctor's right to act in harmony with his/her consience."
Dr Konstanty Radziwiłł – Supreme Medical Council - „Pharmacist and Other Pharmacy Employees Conscience Rights.”
Danuta Brańska, Stowarzyszenie Farmaceutów Katolickich Polski - „Laboratory Diagnostician Conscience Rights: Between Law and Pedagogy .”
Dr Błażej Kmieciak, Medical Law Department of the Lodz Medical University - „How ECHR case law influence aplication of conscientious objection in Poland?"
Dr Michał Skwarzyński - WPPKiA KUL - „Conscience Rights and Employees Rights.”
Attorney Waldemar Gujski - Gujski, Zdebiak Law Office - „Can we Better Defend the Rights of Conscience ?”
Attorney Jerzy Kwaśniewski, Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture
17:45 – 18:00
Closing Remarks
18:00 – 20:00
Cocktail - speech of Special Guest