Le Président de l’UEJF Jonathan Hayoun et l’avocat de l’UEJF Stéphane Lilti se rendont demain à Turin pour intervenir à l’Université de Droit lors d’une conférence consacré à l’antisémitisme sur Internet et organisée par UGEI (l’Union des Etudiants Juifs d’Italie) et d’Esla (European Law Students’ Association). Ils témoigneront de l’affaire Twitter en présence de la députée Anna Rossomando, porteuse d’une loi contre les contenus racistes et antisémites sur Internet en Italie.

Title: Antisemitism between memory and future prospectives

 Organizers: UGEI – Union of the Italian Jewish Students and ELSA – European Law Students’ Association

Alessandra Ortona – Vice president UGEI

Giulia Badella – President ELSA Torino

Amalia Luzzati – Former Vice president UGEI and member of ELSA Torino

 

Speeches:

Anna Rossomando, member of the Chamber of Deputies, criminal Lawyer

Stephane Lilti, lawyer of the case Twitter vs. UEJF

 

In presence of UEJF President, Jonathan Hayoun

 

Where:

Faculty of Law – Università degli Studi di Torino – Campus L. Einaudi (B3 Roccella room)

 

Have promoted the event:

FNG, The National Youth Forum, Ministerial body for youth policy  (recognized by the Law of 30 December 2004, n. 311 by the Italian Parliament is the only platform National Italian youth organizations, with more than 75 organizations within it, for a representation of about 4 millions of young people)

FUCI (Italian Catholic University Federation)

CO.RE.IS ( Islamic Religious Community)

MSOI (The Student Movement for International Organization)

ROTARACT Club

UEJF (French Union of Jewish Students)

 

The idea of the project was born from a conversation between Amalia Luzzati (former vice president and head UGEI culture, and member of ELSA) and Alessandra Ortona (current vice-president UGEI) who, with the approach of  the Remembrance Day asked themselves what makes sense that young people do in occasion of this event. We all know that it is the responsibility of the new generations, preserving the historical memory over time. But how? How to make a Remembrance Day not remain a purely institutional and symbolic celebration? Primarily through the debate and questioning about what each of us, the institutions and the State, can actually do. From here, the need to keep alive the memory takes a purely operational and legal character. Therefore it is necessary to go and see the state of the art in our State: Does exist or will exist a law that condemns the conduct of negationism? As everyone knows the main criticism of the introduction of such a legislative measure is the violation of the freedom of expression, the same criticism of the recent “judgment Twitter”.

Aware that nowadays could not be disregarded a common vision we contacted colleagues of UEJF who readily joined with enthusiasm to our project . Similarly, it is spontaneously created a partnership with ELSA that, considering the topic of common interest, immediately embraced the initiative and has made available its resources.

The event was also well received by the teachers and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Ajani, will take part in the round table.

Interesting from this point of view is the UGEI intervention in the university, identified as a place of debate and study in which students on the basis of the knowledge acquired, can consult with legal professionists. From these considerations, it is possible to capture the ratio for the choice of the speakers: the Hon. Lawyer Anna Rossomando, which is part of the House Judiciary Committee, who will explain what could be the “destiny” of the bill, and then if it can actually be introduced into our law the crime of Holocaust denial and what are the possible barriers to entry in force of this law. Referring also to the Italian case-law, the Hon. Rossomando, who is also a criminal lawyer will focus therefore on possible scenarios in the light of the recent Twitter case, making a comparison in terms of our legal system and the French and the various applications in the two States. The Hon. Rossomando may make such a comparison thanks to the action of Mr. Lilti that ,after interviews around all over the world, will for the first time in Italy, available to young people with his experience and will permit to make an interesting comparison.

 

ELSA (the European Law Students’ Association) Torino e UGEI (Unione Giovani Ebrei d’Italia) organizzano una tavola rotonda ove si discuterà su come affrontare il tema del negazionismo: una riflessione giuridica a partire dalle parole del Presidente Napolitano all’ “AFFAIRE TWITTER” che dalla Francia ha avuto eco in tutto il mondo.
Nel corso del dibattito approfondiremo le prospettive derivanti dalla recente presentazione del disegno di legge sull’introduzione del reato di negazionismo. La discussione riprenderà la Decisione Quadro 2008/913/GAI sull’introduzione nella legislazione nazionale degli Stati membri dell’Unione Europea del reato per la punizione di apologia, negazione o minimizzazione grossolana dei crimini di genocidio, crimini contro l’umanità e crimini di guerra.
Tra le critiche più frequenti all’entrata in vigore di una legge che introduca il negazionismo come reato vi è la presunta violazione della libertà di espressione. Fino a che punto si può comprimere tale libertà fondamentale? Il confronto verterà dunque anche su questo punto partendo proprio dalla disamina della sentenza Twitter propriamente definita “storica” dal NY Times. Come noto essa ha visto condannare Twitter a rivelare i nominativi di coloro che si sono resi fautori di affermazioni antisemite e razziste sul social network.
La conferenza avrà un taglio esclusivamente giuridico intendendo escludere interazioni di carattere politico.

E’ previsto in apertura il saluto del Ministro per la Cooperazione Internazionale e l’Integrazione Andrea Riccardi.

Interverranno:
– On, Avv. A. Rossomando, Camera dei Deputati, Commissione Giustizia
– Avv. S. Lilti, avvocato dell’ UEJF Union des Etudiants Juif de France nell’Affaire Twitter