"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: The State and Women's Bodies

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The sixth of our conference sessions from the International Women's Conference is on the subject of the State and Women's Bodies.  The speakers are:

  • Gareth Peirce (Chair)
  • Helen Steel (UK)
    Police Spies Out of Lives Campaign
  • Sarah Ricca (UK)
    Solicitor, Deighton Pierce Glynn
  • Mara Clarke (UK)
    Abortion Support Network

Panel Session: The State and Women's Bodies

Gareth Peirce (Chair)

Helen Steel (UK) Police Spies Out of Lives Campaign

Sarah Ricca (UK) Solicitor, Deighton Pierce Glynn

Mara Clarke (UK) Abortion Support Network

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Women in Peace and Conflict

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In our fifth panel session from the International Women's Conference we hear about Women in Peace and Conflict from:

  • Wafa Kafarna (Palestine)
    Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Alejandra Muñoz Valdez
    Legal Advisor, International Crimes and Accountability Department, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights
  • Barbara Spinelli (Italy)
    Member of the Italian Association of Democratic Lawyers and Expert on Femicide/ Feminicide
  • Dr. Ahlam Beydoun (Lebanon)
    Lecturer in Law at the Lebanese University

Panel Discussion: Women in Peace and Conflict

Wafa Kafarna (Palestine) Norwegian Refugee Council

Alejandra Muñoz Valdez Legal Advisor, International Crimes and Accountability Department, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights

Barbara Spinelli (Italy) Member of the Italian Association of Democratic Lawyers and Expert on Femicide/ Feminicide

Dr. Ahlam Beydoun (Lebanon) Lecturer in Law at the Lebanese University

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Campaign for the Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

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The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights presented a brief session on the campaign for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on action against violence against women and domestic violence.

Campaign for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention Action on violence against women and domestic violence (ELDH) at IWC (2015)

Previously today: Violence against Women;

Next tomorrow: Women in Peace and Conflict.

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Panel: Violence against Women

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Our third conference session is on the subject of Violence against Women.  The speakers are:

  • Rosa Logar (Austria)
    President of Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE).
  • Nichola Marshall (UK)
    Solicitor, International and Group Claims Department, Leigh Day

Panel Discussion: Violence against Women Rosa Logar (Austria) President of Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE). Nichola Marshall (UK) Solicitor, International and Group Claims Department, Leigh Day

"Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives" Keynote Speech: Rashida Manjoo

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The second of our videos from the International Women's Conference 2015 comes from Professor Rashida Manjoo.  In her keynote speech on 28 November 2015 she addressed the themes of feminism, women's rights, and international law.

Professor Rashida Manjoo (South Africa) - the immediate former (2009-2014) UN Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Professor in the Department of Public Law, Cape Town, speaks on feminism, women's rights, and international law at the Haldane IWC (2015)

Previously today: Migrant and Refugee Women.

Next tomorrow: Violence against Women; and the Istanbul Convention.

"Women Fighting Back: International Legal Perspectives" Panel: Migrant and Refugee Women

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In anticipation of the release of Socialist Lawyer 72 the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers will be bringing you over the next few days a series of videos from the conference, showcasing the panel discussions and the best of the workshop sessions. Find below the first of our sessions, on Migrant and Refugee Women.

Louise Christian (Chair) Frances Webber (UK) Vice-chair of the Institute of Race Relations' council of management and a former barrister who specialised in immigration, refugee and human rights law.

Over the coming days we will bring you a new video daily. 

Next today: Keynote Speech of Rashida Manjoo.

Free Public Lecture: FREE HER! Women Political Prisoners

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The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers invites you to our next lecture in our Human Rights Lecture Series: Free Her!  Women Political Prisoners.

Download the poster (pdf).

6.30pm to 8.30pm at Basement Lecture Theatre (GSB01), School of Law, London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, London, E1 7TP. 
Closest tubes: Aldgate or Aldgate East.

Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives - CPD Available

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Barristers can now obtain BSB approved CPD hours for the conference.  You will need to have already bought your ticket to the conference at the relevant price for your income. 

Our socialist and feminist commitment to supporting low-income members of the legal profession means that if you are on a low income and are unable to afford the full cost of CPD hours then we will be happy to agree a lower rate.  Please contact secretary@haldane.org to discuss this.

UPDATE: Ticket purchases have now closed.

Women Fighting Back: International and Legal Perspectives - Workshop Signup

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Select Your Workshop Session

Attendees of the International Women's Conference 28-29 November 2015 will need to select their choices for the workshop sessions.  Nine or 10 workshops will run in each of the three sessions.  Attendees must make their selections on the form below by Friday 27 November 2015 at 17:00.  Please also provide us with any languages required for interpretation, and any other information we will need to be aware of on the day.

UPDATE: Registration has now closed and anyone not having signed up will need to sign up on Saturday or Sunday morning.

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