After the experience in Oxford in 2019, EURO-EXPERT is back to school!

Cultural Expertise a Scuola! Tutti Diversi e Tutti Uguali is a workshop of storytelling of La storia di Màriza from the book Il Giudice alla rovescia, with 21 children aged 9-10, from a primary school of Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence.

The project aims to assess the use and impact of Cultural Expertise in the context of rising populism in Europe, contributing to the understanding of Cultural Expertise as a new instrument for solving conflicts and celebrating diversity.

Through a story-telling session, Luciana Breggia (author of the book and Judge President, Florence Court) and Sabrina Ciolfi (University of Milan, creator and manager of this website), with the help of the class teacher Chiara Moriggi will encourage the children to think about cultural diversity as a way to contribute to universal human rights.

The workshop will take place on 8 April, as soon as children will return to their classroom, after the remote education period due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

The event has been organised in association with Scuola Primaria Padre E. Balducci, Istituto Comprensivo Statale n° 3, Sesto Fiorentino (FI).

Last 9 March we announced that EURO-EXPERT, in collaboration with the Indian team based at Jindal Global Law School led by Dr Malvika Seth and Dr Max Steuer, had been awarded the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) Flexible Grants for Small Groups.

More information on the project Cultural Expertise and Litigation in South Asia and Europe, by Livia Holden & Malvika Seth, is now available online.

Please have a look!

A new publication: Faire Justice dans les Sociétés Multiculturelles, Special Issue of Les Cahiers de la Justice – Revue Trimestrielle de l’École Nationale de la Magistrature, 2021/01, was released. 
https://www.dalloz-revues.fr/revues/Les_cahiers_de_la_justice-47.htm

The paper L’expertise culturelle en Europe: Focus sur la France / Cultural Expertise in Europe: Focus on France, by Livia Holden, is available in Open Access both in the French and in the English version in the section Essential Readings of this website.

Prof. Livia Holden was nominated Outstanding Woman Academic and Scientist by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Prof. Holden profile is now included in AcademiaNet, a database of profiles of excellent female researchers from all disciplines. AcademiaNet is an initiative of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Excellent female researchers are nominated for AcademiaNet by 43 science partner organisations according to strict selection criteria, including outstanding scientific qualifications, outstanding academic references and independent leadership.

Congratulations to Prof. Livia Holden on this important recognition!

A virtual Talk / Discourse Law as Culture. The Importance of Cultural Competences in Implementinting International Law by Julie Fraser, with Joshua Bishay, will take place on 25 May 2021, 16.30 (CET).

Author: Julie Fraser, Assistant Professor, Netherlands Institute of Human Rights and Montaigne Center, Utrecth University.

Discussant: Joshua Bishay, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Paris Nanterre.

The event has been organised in association with CHAD – Centre of History and Anthropology of Law, University of Paris Nanterre.

Please save the date and participate!

A virtual book discussion Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique by Sa’ed Atshan, with Gautam Bhan, will take place on 19 April 2021, 16.30 (CET).

Author: Sa’ed Atshan, Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College (on sabbatical) & Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley.

Discussant: Gautam Bhan, Senior Lead – Academics & Research, Indian Institute of Human Settlements.

The event has been organised in association with CHAD – Centre of History and Anthropology of Law, University of Paris Nanterre.

Please save the date and participate!

Cultural Expertise in Italy’s Specialised Sections on International Protection and Immigration. Gaps, Innovations, and Perspectives from the Experience at the Court of Florence.

Talk with with Pierpaolo di Carlo (State University of New York) and Luciana Breggia (Judge President, Florence Court) on 22 March 2021.

Here is the registration link and the new poster.
https://unipd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gxqQZ__kQzuigr4gmDwjGg

Registration will close 24 hours ahead of the event. Please register as soon as possible!

EURO-EXPERT in collaboration with the Indian team based at Jindal Global Law School, led by Dr Malvika Seth and Dr Max Steuer, have been awarded the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) Flexible Grants for Small Groups.

Congratulations to EURO-EXPERT and to the Indian team and especially to Dr Steuer who has been the initiator of this international collaboration!

Did you know that… all the outputs of EURO-EXPERT are available in OPEN ACCESS?

• All the articles published by EURO-EXPERT are available in OPEN ACCESS (HAL, ORA, SBA)
• The map to explore the use and the impact of Cultural Expertise in-court and out-of-court is available in OPEN ACCESS
• K-EXP, a toolkit for measuring the impact of Cultural Expertise, will be available in OPEN ACCESS
• CULTEXP, the first multilingual and cross-jurisdictional database on Cultural Expertise, will be available in OPEN ACCESS

It is well-known that EURO-EXPERT strives for Inclusion and Diversity. This also applies to the composition of the team.

Did you know that… since the beginning of its action, EURO-EXPERT has employed researchers of over 15 nationalities, from 5 continents and of which at least 2/3 women?