Post-Conflict Gender Justice Panel
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
4:00-5:30pm
House of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44th Street, New York City
As part of the American Branch of the International Law Association's International Law Weekend, this panel will consider how women and gender crimes have been treated in states emerging from periods of protracted armed conflict and whether such states are meeting their legal obligations on women's rights.
Chair
Tracey Gurd, Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative
Panelists
- Janet Benshoof, Founder and President, Global Justice Center
- Comfort Lamptey, Gender Advisor, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
- Janet Walsh, Human Rights Watch, Women's Rights Division
All panels are open to students and all members of the ILA and cosponsoring organizations without charge. For others there is a $50 fee at the door.
For more information about International Law Weekend, download http://www.ambranch.org/archives/2006_ILW_agenda.pdf (PDF).