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

 

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