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Gender and Justice: An International Inquiry
June 14- 16, 2009
Sponsored by the American Jewish Congress, Women's Division and the
Women and International Law Program of Washington College of Law
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Conference Program |
Monday, June 15th
Welcoming Remarks
- Dean Claudio Grossman, Washington College of Law
9:00 - 10:30 AM - Report from Around the World: Status of Women in the Judiciary
- Hon. Tashi Chhozom, District Court, Bhutan
- Hon. Barbara Lynn, U. S. District Court, Northern District, Texas
- Hon. Andrea Maciel Pacha, Nat'l. Council of Justice, Court of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Moderator: Hon. Leslie M. Alden, Circuit Court, Fairfax, VA, President, International Association of Women Judges
11:00 - 12:30 PM - Report from Around the World: Status of Women in the Judiciary
- Hon. Marianne De Rooij, District Court, The Netherlands
- Hon. Mona Jasim Al Kawari Civil Court, Bahrain
- Hon. Jane Mathews, High Court, New South Wales, Australia (Ret.)
- Hon. Diana Murphy, U. S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- Moderator: Lynn Hecht Schafran, Director, National Judicial Education Program and Senior Vice President, Legal Momentum
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Lunch
- Hon. Patricia Wald, U. S. Court of Appeals, D. C. Circuit (Ret.)
2:00 - 3:30 PM - The Impact of Religion, Tradition & Culture on Judging
- Hon. Marzia Basel, Founder, Afghan Women Judges Assn.
- Hon. Gita Mittal, High Court, Delhi, India
- Hon. Barbara Pariente, Florida Supreme Court
- Moderator: Hon. Christine Durham, Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court
4:00 - 5:30 PM - Religious Law and Women's Equality: A New Era?
- Professor Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College
- Marc D. Stern, Acting Exec. Director and General Counsel, American Jewish Congress
- Moderator: Lois Waldman, Director Emeritus, AJCongress Commission for Law and Social Action
6:30 PM - Dinner
- Linda Greenhouse, Yale Law School; Former Supreme Court Correspondent, The New York Times
Tuesday, June 16
9:00 - 10:30 AM - Maintaining Judicial Independence in Times of Crisis
- Hon. Edna Arbel, Supreme Court, Israel
- Hon. Iris May Brown, Court of Appeals, Ghana
- Hon. Rosemary Barkett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- Moderator: Jessica Abrahams, Esq., Executive Committee, AJCongress
11:00 - 12:30 AM - The Role of the Courts in Ending Violence Against Women
- Hon. Sandra Lea Lynch, Chief Judge. U. S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- Hon. Beatrice Ntuba, Chief Justice, District Court, Cameroon
- Hon. Shiranee Tilakawardane, Supreme Court, Sri Lanka
- Moderator: Professor Ann Shalleck, Washington College of Law
2:00 - 3:30 PM - Prosecuting Gender-Based and Sexual Crimes Against Women: The Role of the International Courts and Criminal Tribunals
- Hon. Teresa Doherty, Ireland, Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Hon. Carolyn Engel Temin, U.S.A., Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Hon. Ines Weinberg de Roca, Argentina, Intl. Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Moderator: Hon. Ann Claire Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
3:30 - 5:30 PM - Closing Session - Reports - Where Do We Go From Here?
- Moderator: Betsy Plevan, Esq., American Jewish Congress