PROGRAM

Conference supporters:

PROGRAM

Saturday, April 9, 2005:

Arrival of Participants, Registration etc.

14.00 – 18.00: Visits to the Old City of Baku and its Vicinity

20.00: Dinner

Sunday, April 10, 2005

09.00: Visit to the Grave of the National Leader Haydar Aliyev and the Alley of Martyrs

11.00-18.00: Visits of Prisons (for Adult Offenders) and (Juvenile)

Justice Institutions

Visits of a Prison for Juveniles or Female Offenders

19.00: Reception

Monday, April 11, 2005

Venue: “Europe” Hotel, Baku Ball room

9.30: Registration

10.00: Welcoming Speech:Western University of Baku

§ Max-Planck-Institute, Freiburg,Germany

§ Ministry of Justice

§ Ministry of Education

§ German Embassy

§ DAAD

TRENDS, PATTERNS AND CAUSES OF CRIME, WITH EMPHASIS ON YOUTH CRIME, VIOLENT CRIME AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Chairperson: Krauss, Detlef

10.30: Heinz, Wolfgang (Germany): Crime Trends in Germany, especially concerning Youth Crime and Violent Crime

11.00: Javadov, Fuad (Azerbaijan): The Development of Crime in Azerbaijan, especially of Youth Crime and Cyber (Computer) Crime

11.30: Turezky, Nikolay (Kasachstan): The Development of Crime in Kasachstan

12.00: Coffee-Break

12.30: Dschajanbaev, Kamalidin (Kirgistan): The Development of Crime in Kirgistan, especially ofYouth Violence and State (Police) Violence

13.00: Yoshida, Toshio (Japan): The Development of Crime and New Forms of Reaction to it: Restorative Justice in Japan

13.30: Lunch Break

ORGANISED CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN

COUNTRIES OF TRANSITION

Chairperson: Schroeder, Friedrich-Christian

14.30: Glonti, Georgi (Georgia): The Development of Crime in Georgia, especially concerning Organised Crime and Corruption – Prevention Measures

15.00: Lammich, Siegfried: Development and Prevention of Crime in Georgia: The Case of Corruption after the „Rose-Revolution“, in the Eyes of a Foreigner

15.30: Coffee-Break

16.00: Abbasov, Ilham (Azerbaijan): The Issues of Struggle against Corruption

16.30: Shestakov, Dmitri: (Russia): The Development of Crime in Russia under the Aspects of “Neva-Wolga” School of Criminology

17.00: Dikayev, Salman (Russia): Problems of Combating Terrorism today

17.30: Poklad, Vasilij (Ukraine): The Police in Ukraine and the Problem of Corruption

18.00 Kabanov, Pavel (Russia): Political Corruption and Political Criminology in Russia

18.30 Schmidt, Carmen (Germany): Human Rights – International Contracts and Cooperation, Protection for Minorities

19.00 General discussions

20.00: Reception

Tuesday, April 12, 2005:

Working Group No. 1: Domestic Violence

Venue: Western University, Conference Hall, 2nd floor

Chairperson: Kury, Helmut

9.00: Kury, Helmut (Germany): Violence in Families: Results from a German Research Project

9.30: Karimov, Fuad (Azerbaijan): The Criminological Characteristics of Domestic Violence

10.00: Tugelbaeva, Bermeta and Chamsaeva, Altinaj (Kirgistan): Gender Aspects of the Deviant Behavior in Families

10.30: Coffee-Break

11.00: Shestakov, Dmitri (Russia): The Development of Family-oriented Criminology and Legal Aspects of Violence in Russian Families

11.30: Kudratov, Manuchehr (Tajikistan): Violence in Families: Results from Tajikistan

12.00: Prikolotina, Yulia (Ukraine): Prevention of Domestic Violence in Ukraine: Law and Reality

12.30: Hajiyeva, Elmira (Azerbaijan): The Problems of Women Violence in Azerbaijan and the ways of their solution

13.00: Discussions

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LAW SYSTEMS AND OF CRIME PREVENTION – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION - HUMAN RIGHTS

Working Group No. 2: The Recent Developments of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

Venue: Western University, Assembly Hall, 1st floor

Chairperson: Karimov, Elmar (Azerbaijan)

9.00: Schroeder, Friedrich-Christian (Germany): Recent Developments of Criminal Law in Germany

9.30: Akhmadov, Makhir (Azerbaijan): The Problem of Legal Responsibility of Euthanasia

10.00: Serrano-Maíllo, Alfonso (Spain): The Development of Criminal Law and Crime in Spain after the Political Transition

10.30: Coffee-Break

11.00: Rosowsky, Boris (Ukraine): Economic and Ideological Conditions of the Transitional Period and their Influence on the Dynamics of Crime in Ukraine.

11.30: Mishteidzade, Mahir (Azerbaijan): The right to silence: International and Azerbaijan Experience

12.00: Krauss, Detlef (Germany): Criminal Procedure Law and Problems of Prosecution in Countries of Transition: The Case of Georgia

12.30: Mahammad, Imanov (Azerbaijan): The Problems of Legislation Development of in the Struggle with Terrorism in the field of Crime against Social Security

13.00: Discussions

13.30: Lunch Break

Working Group 3: Human Rights – International Contracts

Venue: Western University, Conference Hall, 2nd floor

Chairperson: Suleymanova, Elmira

14.30: Suleymanova, Elmira (Azerbaijan): Human Rights, International Contracts, Protection for Minorities in Azerbaijan and other Countries in Transition

15.00: Lammich, Siegfried (Germany): The Discussion of Human Rights in Germany

15.30: Discussions

16.00: Coffee-Break

16.30: Hajiyeva, Gultekin (Azerbaijan): The defense of Human Rights in Azerbaijan

17.00: Scharipov, Takdirscho (Tajikistan): Human Rights in Tajikistan

17.30: Discussions

CRIME PREVENTION WITH AND WITHOUT PENAL SANCTIONS. IMPRISONMENT AND ITS ALTERNATIVES

Working Group 4: The Problem of Crime Reduction through Penal Sanctions

Venue: Western University, Assembly Hall, 1st floor

Chairperson: Heinz, Wolfgang

14.30: Sessar, Klaus (Germany): Crime Prevention before Crime Commission: The Growing Importance of Community in Crime Prevention

15.00: Heinz, Wolfgang (Germany): Crime Prevention after Crime Commission: Is less more? Alternatives to „Classical“ Penalties –Report from some German Experiences

15.30: Discussions

16.00: Coffee-Break

16.30: Salimov, Malik (Azerbaijan): The Essence of Punishment under the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan Republic and the Problems of its Implementation

17.00: Kvirikashvilli, Beso (Georgia): Crime prevention in Georgia

17.30: Discussions

18.00: Round Table Discussion

Crime and Sentencing in Countries of Transition and in Western Countries

Venue: Western University, Conference Hall, 2nd floor

Chairperson: Sessar ,Klaus

Discussants:

§ Karimov, Elmar, Western University

§ Musa, Humbatov Criminal Justice System of Baku

§ Representative of the Prison System of Baku

§ Wolfgang Heinz (Germany)

§ Schroeder, Friedrich-Christian (Germany)

§ Marti, Troy, ABA-CEELI, Criminal Law Liaison

§ Media Representatives in Baku

20.00: Reception

Wednesday, April 13, 2005:

Working Group No. 5: Problems of Incarceration and the Search for Alternatives

Venue: Western University, Assembly Hall, 1st floor

Chairperson: Humbatov, Musa

9.00: Humbatov, Musa (Azerbaijan): Classification of Prisoners and their Placement in Penitentiary Institutions

9.30: Putkaradze, Edischer (Georgia): Probation and Parole as Alternatives to Imprisonment in Georgia

10.00: Coffee-Break

10.30: Wulf, Rüdiger (Germany): State Welfare for Inmates. European Standards and their Realisation in Germany

11.00: Walter, Joachim (Germany): Youth Prisons and Ways to Rehabilitate Young Inmates

11.30: Samandarov, Firudin (Azerbaijan): Punishment and its Role in Crime Prevention

12.00: Discussions

Working Group №6 Society and Crime – Attitudes to Sentencing

Venue: Western University, Conference Hall, 2nd floor

Chairperson: Sessar, Klaus

9.00: Golbert, Valentin (Russia): Economic, Political and Cultural Conditions of Crime and Crime Control – A Critical Commentary

9.30: Mammadov, Rafik (Azerbaijan): Selection of Imprisonment as a Preventive Punishment

10.00: Coffee-Break

10.30: Mammadov, Rustam (Azerbaijan): Formation of social awareness with regard to illegal actions during the globalization period

11.00: Kudratov, Manuchehr (Tajikistan): Actual Social Problems and the Development of Criminal Law in Tajikistan

11.30 Kuri, Helmut and Mitter, Ulrike (Germany): Attitudes to Crime, Crime Control and Punishment in Baku: First results of a Pilot Study

12.00 Karimov, Ramil (Azerbaijan): The impact of Death Penalty Cancellation on the Crime Development in Azerbaijan

12.30: Discussions

CLOSING SESSION

Venue: Western University, Conference Hall, 2nd floor

13.00: Krauss, Detlef (Germany): The Development of Criminal Law and Sentencing Practice in East and West: Is less more? – A Summary of the Conference

13.30: Karimov, Elmar (Azerbaijan): Coming Developments in Criminal Law, Sentencing and Human Rights in Azerbaijan and other Countries of the former Soviet Union - A Summary of the Conference

14.00: Closing Ceremony

§ Helmut Kury

§ Karimov, Elmar

14.30: Lunch

16.00: Meeting at the City Hall

Thursday, April 14, 2005:

Departure of Foreign Participants

LIST OF SPEAKERS

Abbasov, Ilham, Deputy Director of Legal Education Center at the Ministry of Justice, Azerbaijan
Akhmadov, Makhir, Professor, Deputy Director of Police Academy at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Azerbaijan
Dikayev, Salman, Dr., Professor, St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Interior, , Executive Director of St. Petersburg Criminology Club, Russian Federation
Dschajanbaev, Kamalidin, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Justice, State Law Academy, Bischkek, Kirgistan
Glonti, Georgi, Dr., Member of Scientific Staff of the Institute for State Law, Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Golbert, Valentin, Dr., Head of Department “Sociology of Deviance and Social Control” in the Sociological Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation
Hajiyeva, Gultekin, Member of Azerbaijan Parliament, the Representative of Azerbaijan in Parliament Assembly of European Council, Azerbaijan
Hajiyeva, Elmira, Professor, Head of the Law Faculty at Western University,Azerbaijan
Heinz, Wolfgang, Dr., Professor of Penal Law and Criminology, University of Konstanz, Germany.
Humbatov, Musa, Chief of the Department on Execution of Court Decisions at the Ministry of Justice, Azerbaijan
Javadov, Fuad, Dr., Director of Scientific Research Center for Expertise, Criminology and Criminal Law, Azerbaijan
İmanov, Mahammad, Dr., Associate Professor, Deputy Dean of Law Department, Baku State University, Azerbaijan
Kabanov, Pavel, Prof. Dr., Deputy Director of Moscow Humanitarian Economic Institute, Department in Nijnekamsk, Russia
Karimov, Ramil, Professor, Faculty of Law, Western University, Azerbaijan
Karimov, Elmar, Dr., Professor, Faculty of Law, Western University, Azerbaijan
Karimov, Fuad, President of the “Kermur” Legal Organization, Azerbaijan
Kvirikashvilli, Beso: Professor, Dr., Head of the Criminology Department of the Institute for State Law, Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia
Krauss, Detlef, Dr., Emeritus Professor, Chair of Penal Law and Criminology, Humboldt University, Berlin
Kudratov, Manuchehr, LL.M., PhD Student, Department of Penal Law and Criminalistic of the Tadjikistan State National University, Dushanbe, Tadjikistan
Kury, Helmut, Dr. Dipl-Psych., Professor for Psychology, University of Freiburg, Honorable Professor, Ukraine, Senior Researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Penal Law, Freiburg, Germany
Lammich, Siegfried, Dr., Senior Researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Penal Law, Freiburg, Germany
Mammadov, Rustam, Dr., Dean of International Law Department at Baku State University, Azerbaijan
Mammadov, Rafik, Member of the Board on Criminal Issues at the Ministry of Justice, Azerbaijan
Mishteidzade, Makhir, Criminal Attorney, American Bar Association, Azerbaijan
Poklad, Vasilij, Dr., Professor for Criminology, Academy of Internal Affairs of Lugansk, Ukraine
Prikolotina, Yulia, Post Graduate Student of Criminal Law and Criminology, Academy of Internal Affairs of Lugansk, Ukraine
Putkaradze, Edischer, Dr., Member of the Scientific Staff of the Institute for State Law, Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia
Rosowsky, Boris, Dr., Rector of the Academy of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Lugansk, Ukraine
Samandarov, Firudin, Dr., Professor, Head of the Faculty of Criminal Law, Baku State University, Azerbaijan
Salimov, Malik, Professor, Chief Public Prosecutor, Education Center of Human Resource Dept. at the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Azerbaijan
Schmidt, Carmen, Dr., Senior Researcher at the Institute for Eastern European Law, University of Cologne, Germany
Scharipov, Takdirscho, Lecturer at Department of Penal Law and Criminalistics, Tajikistan State National University, Dushanbe, Tadjikistan.
Schroeder,Friedrich-Christian, Dr.,Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and East European Law at the University of Regensburg, Germany; Director of the Institute for East European Law, Munich
Serrano-Maíllo, Alfonso, Dr., Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Law Faculty, State University on Distance Education, Madrid, Spain
Sessar, Klaus, Dr. M.A., Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Shestakov, Dmitri, Dr., Professor for Criminal Law and Criminology, St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Interior and Herzen University, Russian Federation, President of St. Petersburg Criminology Club, Russia
Suleymanova, Elmira, Human Rights Attorney, Ombudsman, Azerbaijan
Tugelbaeva, Bermeta, Dr., Professor, Lecturer on Criminology at the Kirgistan-Russian-Slavic University, Bishkek, Kirgistan
Turezky, Nikolay, Executive Director of the Kazakhstan Criminology Society , Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Walter, Joachim, Dr., Director of the Prison for Juveniles, Adelsheim, Germany
Wulf, Rüdiger, Dr., Ministry of Justice, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Yoshida, Toshio, Professor Dr., Penal Law and Criminology, Hokkaigakuen University in Sapporo, Japan