ICON S Conference 17 – 19 June 2016 Humboldt University Berlin

ights theories which are at stake in international migration:
(1) how rights relate to duties; (2) how the concept
of a right depends upon its exercise; and (3) if certain
rights entail other rights. This paper problematises
the asymmetry and argues that one of the pioneering
instantiations of individual rights in international law –
the ius emigrandi, enshrined in the treaties of Westphalia
of 1648 – indeed suggests a correlation between
the right to emigrate and a right to stay that has been
forgotten. Although unexplored, this historical case
seems to point to a practical, and hence theoretical,
co-dependency between what I refer to as ‘twin rights’.
Hence, I ask if this is a case of rights symmetry that has
withered away with time.
26 BUILDING BRIDGES: TOWARDS
COHESION THROUGH A EUROPEAN
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
University suggests the idea of an oasis of intellectual
discovery or of learning laboratories that are welcoming
and inclusive without borders. In U.S. there is a great
debate about the role of University in forming a common
identity: the panel will develop those suggestions
in the European context. How much the administration
and the law are allowed to intervene in the functioning
of Universities to reach those goals of cohesion and
international orientation?
Participants Monica Delsignore
Luca Galli
Beatrice Rabai
Antonia Baraggia
Silvia Mirate
Name of Chair Auretta Benedetti
Room DOR24 1.502
Concurring panels 56
Monica Delsignore: At the borders of Universities:
is there a global community?
Universities have only begun to base admission
on “merit” during the last 50 years. For most of their
histories, they were exclusive, based on race, class
and ethnicity. The exclusionary of the past left space
to the inclusionary of the present, ensuring that each
individual will have equal standing as a member of
the University community. Nowadays Universities are
international: they are linked across borders through a
knowledge network, communicating worldwide. In the
global framework, Universities should be in such a condition
to develop their international orientation in a way
that goes beyond the specificities of the State where
they have been established. Indeed, each educational
system is conceived in ideal connection to a presumed
collectivity’s identity, which the public authority may
wish to enhance or even to forge. This paper will reason
on the role played by European and National law in the
University system in building or demolishing borders.
Luca Galli: The Erasmus Programme
Border crossing, mobility, equality (but also diversity
as a positive factor) are fundamental aspects of Erasmus
Programme. Crafted by the EEC Council in 1987,
it has allowed more than 3 million students to spend
an exchange period abroad, obtaining full recognition
of the credits earned there, but also shaping a new
kind of international mentality. The success of Erasmus
is showed by the subsequent broader Erasmus Plus
Programme, started in 2014, addressed not only to
University students and not only to European countries.
Public law plays a primary role for the mentioned success.
How may Erasmus encourage States to adopt all
the appropriate measures to remove legal obstacles
to the Programme? Which is the role played by Uni-