Join us for an International Workshop on Co-operative Law and Public Policy. This is a free and open side event of the Co-operative Law Summer School. Understand and contribute to shaping the Legal Framework Analysis – Activity undertaken by the International Cooperative Alliance and its regional offices under the ICA-EU Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (ICA EU FFPA), and discuss how the UN International Year of Cooperatives can contribute to bettering the legal-policy environment for the development of co-operatives.
Offered by the International Centre for Co-operative Management, the International Co-operative Alliance Cooperative Law Committee and IUS Cooperativum.
This course builds links between co-operative law, Co-operative Identity (ICA 1995), and sustainable development. How are values and principles translated into legal rules and legal practice? What types of rules are fitting, and what may cause ‘degeneration’ of co-operative enterprise? How do legal structural elements of co-operatives relate to aspects of sustainable development? This course is relevant to an international audience and can apply to all types of co-operatives and mutuals in all sectors of the economy. See the Brief Agenda for more course details.
Hagen Henrÿ, a renowned co-operative legal expert, is the primary instructor. Hagen is a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki and Chairman of the International Co-operative Alliance’s Cooperative Law Committee. The course includes guest speakers in economics and law.
Individuals with a strong interest in co-operative law include lawyers, law students in advanced stages of study, co-operative practitioners, policymakers, regulators, and those working in the co-op sector in advocacy and/or government relations.
Individual registration: Register before April 1, 2025, to enjoy the early bird fee of $800 CAD (~500 EUR). Registrations after April 1, 2025, are subject to the full fee of $1000 CAD (~650 EUR).
Group registration: Register as a group [an organization or movement (representing different organizations that are members of a national/regional apex)] and enjoy one free registration with three registrations paid in full or two free registrations with five registrations paid in full.
Registration covers five days of class lectures, discussions, and guest presentations, coffee breaks and lunch, a co-op visit, and a walking tour of Pula's historic city. However, it does not include accommodations, travel costs (to/from Pula), or travel health insurance.
August 24-29, 2025. Programming opens with an evening reception on Sunday, August 24, and closes in the afternoon on Friday, August 29. We encourage participants to join us for the August 23 workshop.
Juraj Dobrila University of Pula in Croatia, Zagrebacka 30, Pula, Croatia. The classroom venue is located at the Economics Faculty downtown (FET, Preradovićeva 1/1, Pula). Pula is accessible by air, bus, or ferry from many European destinations. Participants are responsible for obtaining any travel/entry visas (as required).
Participants are responsible for arranging their accommodation. Several rooms are reserved in Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Student Residences, a 5-minute walk from the venue. If you are interested in booking them, please do this directly by emailing studentski-dom@scpu.hr with the Subject "ICCM." Prices (per person, daily) are as follows:
Explore other accommodation options in the city, from hostels to hotels.
Registration is open! Register here.
Please write Jillian.Stagg@smu.ca with your questions.
We offered a special webinar on October 24, 2024, "Law & Co-operatives—Friend or foe?" that explored the legal landscape for, about, and against co-ops. View the recording and enjoy vignettes from Summer School '23 participants about how they have put their learnings to practice. Hear from co-op legal experts on the intersections of law and co-operatives, enabling legal environments for co-op development, achievements, and challenges. This event was organized collectively with the International Cooperative Alliance and IUS Cooperativum.
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