Challenges to the Rule of Law Conference, Chicago 2019

in cooperation with CHALLENGES TO THE RULE OF LAW IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND AMERICA TODAY CHICAGO JUNE 23–25, 2019 Welcome reception sponsored by and hosted by 2019 SVU Conference 2 CHALLENGES TO THE RULE OF LAW IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND AMERICA TODAY PROGRAM OUTLINE: Sunday, June 23 Welcome Reception @ The Czech Consulate General, 205 N. [...] Monday, June 24 09:00 AM Welcome and Introductions 09:15 AM A Tribute to Czech Lawyers – SVU Founding Personalities 10:15 AM Coffee Break 10:30 AM Across Borders: Wills and Decedent’s Estates; the Private Ownership of Property; Disputes involving the Custody of Children 12:05 PM Lunch Break (everyone on their own) 01:15 PM Discussion of New Book: A History of Czech Economic Thought 01:45 PM Langua. [...] (UK) 01:45 PM Language and Justice: The Problem of Translation The challenges of translation and court interpreting; how translation can affect a legal proceeding. [...] District Court, Northern District of Illinois Marijane Placek, Cook County, Illinois Public Defender 05:00 PM Business Meeting of SVU Officers and Members TUESDAY 09:00 AM Civil Society: The Role and Governance of Not-Profit Organizations Perhaps more than any other country in the world the United States has relied on volunteers and not- for-profit organizations to provide assistance and services. [...] It will discuss the importance of judicial independence under the concept of separation of powers and judicial ethics.