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                         The Constitution For Europe: What Does it Mean? 
                         EDRC Conference – 7th April 2005 

                         1345 Registration 

                         1400 Welcome address by the Chairman of the EDRC 
                         Prof. Peter G. Xuereb 
                         Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair, Chairman,
                         EDRC; - University of Malta and President, MESA 

                         1410 The Options for Non-Ratification of the Constitutional
                         Treaty 
                         Prof. Jo Shaw 
                         Salvesen Professor of European Institutions – University of
                         Edinburgh 

                         1430 Institutional Aspects of the Constitutional Treaty – A Small
                         State Perspective 
                         Prof. John A. Usher 
                         Professor of European Law and Director, Centre for European
                         Legal Studies- University of Exeter 

                         1450 Judicial Architecture of the European Union under the
                         Constitution 
                         Prof. Dr Laurence Gormley 
                         Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair –
                         Rijksuninversiteit Groningen 

                         1510 The Constitution for Europe:  What it means for Malta 
                         Prof. Peter G. Xuereb 
                         Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair, Chairman,
                         EDRC; University of Malta, and President, MESA 

                         1530 The Constitutional Treaty and Common Foreign and
                         Security Policy 
                         Dr Roderick Pace 
                         Director and European Studies Lecturer, EDRC – University of
                         Malta 

                         1550 Discussion 

                         1640 Coffee Break 

                         1700 Lobbying the European Parliament – How the Constitution
                         will Affect the Decision-Making Balance Within the Union 
                         Mr. Mark Harwood 
                         European Studies Assistant Lecturer, EDRC – University of
                         Malta 

                         1720 Bridging the Gap between the EU and Member States – The
                         Role of National Parliaments 
                         Dr. Jason Azzopardi 
                         Chairman, Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs
                         – House of Representatives of Malta 

                         1740 Effective Judicial Protection for the Individual and the
                         Constitutional Treaty 
                         Dr Eugene Buttigieg 
                         European Law Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Laws – University of
                         Malta 

                         1800 The Ombudsman and the European Constitution 
                         Mr Joseph Sammut 
                         Parliamentary Ombudsman 

                         1820 Discussion 

                         1900 Conclusion of Conference 
 

The book of the proceedings of the Conference:
Xuereb Peter G. (ed.) "The Constitution for Europe: An Evaluation", ISBN 99909-67-24-5, Media Centre Print 2005, is now available for sale @ Lm8.00, from the EDRC.