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Please note the program is subject to change.
The dates and times in the program below are shown in New Zealand timezone (NZST), for some regions the sessions will occur on Thursday 6 May - Saturday 8 May.
To assist you in determining the time, please see below the following resources (please note UTC and GMT are the same time):
1. Use this timezone converter and enter your location in the "enter another city or time zone".
2. Refer to this UTC timezone by session chart for the full program timing in each UTC / GMT timezone (please use this link to identify your UTC/GMT timezone).
The plenary sessions will be interpreted live simultaneously in English, French, Spanish, Dari and Arabic. The sessions will be recorded in all those languages and will be available (to delegates only) on the conference platform until the end of 2021.
To facilitate discussion the parallel sessions will be run in one language only (as marked on the programme). The sessions will be virtual only. The parallel sessions will be recorded and available on the conference platform until the end of 2021. There will be NO live simultaneous interpretation of the parallel sessions but they will be interpreted after the conference and the interpreted versions of the sessions will be uploaded to the conference platform within a month of the conference and available (to delegates only) on that platform until the end of 2021.
The in person sessions on Friday 7th May will be held at Ōrākei Marae, 59b Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei. Transportation wil depart and return to the Cordis.
The program for Saturday 8th May and Sunday 9th May, including the Gala Dinner, will be held at The Cordis, 83 Symonds Street, Grafton.
Friday 7 May | |
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| 08:00 ‐ 10:00 | Regional Meetings (virtual): North America (no interpretation) Mexico / South and Central America / Caribbean (Spanish / English interpretation) |
| 09:10 | Coach departs Cordis |
| 09:45 - 12:00 | Pōwhiri (Welcome) |
| 12:00 ‐ 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 ‐ 15:00 | Indigenous Issues in New Zealand Moderator: Judge Caren Fox Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court Welcome to the Conference Sharon Hawke Ngāti Whātua Crown obligations to indigenous peoples Judge Heemi Taumanu Chief District Court Judge, Te Ao Mārama Transformative justice model for the New Zealand District Court |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:30 - 16:45 | Associate Professor Claire Charters University of Auckland The Treaty of Waitangi, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples and indigenous constitutional issues in New Zealand Panel discussion |
| 16:45 | Farewell and waiata |
| 18:30 ‐ 20:30 | Regional Meetings (virtual): Asia / Pacific (English / Dari interpretation) |
| 20:30 - 22:30 | Regional Meetings (virtual): Europe / Middle East / North Africa (English / Arabic / Spanish interpretation) Africa (English / French interpretation) |
Please note: Attendance for the Regional Meetings will be virtual for all registration types.
Saturday 8 May | |
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| 06:00 ‐ 07.30 | Welcome: Judge Mary O'Dwyer, President of NZAWJ In Memory Roll call of nations President's Address: Judge Vanessa Ruiz, Presentation of Human Rights and Arline Pacht Awards |
| 07.30 - 08.00 | Breakfast |
| 08:00 ‐ 08:45 | Leadership in times of Crisis |
| 08.45 - 11.00 | Women judges on final courts Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Excecutive Director of UN Women "The role of judges in advancing de jure equality" Chair: Hon. Christine French (Court of Appeal, New Zealand) Panellists: Chief Justice Meaza Ashenafi (Ethiopia) Justice Norma Lucía Piña Hernandez (Mexico) Chief Justice Methinee Chalothorn (Thailand) Hon. Virginia Bell (Australia, retired High Court Judge) Parallel Sessions: Diversity, access to justice and outreach (English and virtual only) Hon. Bernadette D'Souza (USA): Access to justice Hon. Michelle Christopher and Mara Greene (Canada): Indigenous courts Hon. Blair Edwards (USA): Juvenile Court systems Hon. Lucy McSweeney (Canada): Challenges of sexual orientation Hon. Paula Blake Powell (Jamaica): Community outreach Hon. Catrina Braid and Helen Whitener (Canada & USA): Inspiring diversity in the courts |
| 11:00 ‐ 11:30 | Morning Tea |
| 11:30 ‐ 13:00 | Indigenous issues Associate Professor Val Napoleon, University of Victoria, British Columbia “Imagining beyond Diversity: Indigeneity and gender” Chair: Hon. Stephanie Milroy (Māori Land Court) Panellists: Hon. Sharon Otene (New Zealand): Waitangi Tribunal and indigenous women Hon. Lillian McLellan (Canada): Indigenous justice in Alberta Hon. Fleur Kingham (Australia): Effect of environmental laws on indigenous women |
| 13:00 ‐ 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 ‐ 15:30 | Alternative Courts Chair: Hon. Judge John Walker (District Court of New Zealand, Principal Youth Court Judge) Panellists: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah (Pakistan): Gender policies introduced in the judicial system Hon. Denise Clark (New Zealand): Rangitahi courts in New Zealand Hon. Marlo Malagar (Philippines): Women in Custody and Alternatives Hon. Pauline Spencer (Australia): Therapeutic justice Hon. Jane McMeeken (New Zealand): Youth Drug Court Hon. Rosella Papalii (Samoa): Drug Courts in a small jurisdiction |
| 15:30 ‐ 16:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | COVID 19 Facilitated discussion between Helen Clark, Co-Chair of WHO Pandemic Preparedness and Response Committee, and Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles, University of Auckland Chair: Justice Susan Glazebrook, New Zealand Supreme Court Panellists: Hon. Dr Hongyu Shen (China): Courts and Covid Hon. Emily L San Gaspar-Gito (Philippines): Families and Covid Hon. Ayesha Malik (Pakistan): Lessons Learned from Covid |
| 17:30 - 19:30 | Parallel Sessions: Parallel session A - Indigenous peoples and the Courts (English and virtual only) Panellists: Hon. Greg Davis (New Zealand): Matariki Court Hon. Yi-Ju Hu (Chinese Taipei): Indigenous tradition and modern law Hon. Justice Leilani Tuala-Warren (Samoa) and Judge Talasa Saaga: Cultural approaches to domestic violence Hon. Judge Henwood and Hon. Judge Wills (New Zealand): Rangatahi Court initiative Parallel session B - Legal issues and gender (English and virtual only) Panellists: Hon. Elizabeth Macharia-Mokabi (Botswana): Decriminalisation of same sex relationships: Botswana and Kenya contrasted Hon. Roselyn Nambuye (Kenya): Land rights in Kenya Hon. Seonhwa Kim (South Korea): Disability and indirect discrimination Hon. Joaquine Antoinette de Mello (Tanzania): Child marriage declared unconstitutional Hon. Christine Njagi (Kenya): Effect of climate change on the vulnerable Parallel session C - Alternative Courts (English and virtual only) Panellists: Hon. Elizabeth McMahon (UK): Enabling tribunal Hon. Anisa Dhanji (UK): Resolving disputes outside of the court system Hon. Agnes Murgor (Kenya): Outreach Hon. Ummey Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh): Legal Aid Hon. Judge Mathiba (Botswana): IAWJ project in Botswana Parallel session D - Judges and human rights (Arabic and virtual only) Moderator: Hon. Mina Sougrati, Morocco Panellist: Hon. Rabaa Al-Zreqat (Syria): Access to justice |
| 19:30 - 23:00 | Gala Dinner (In person only) |
Sunday 9 May | |
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| 06.00 - 07.30 | IAWJ Members' Meeting Introduce new Board Reports on IAWJ Projects: Botswana, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya & Uganda Next President's speech: Justice Susan Glazebrook Next Conference: Marrakesh, Morroco - May 2023 |
| 07:30 ‐ 08:00 | Breakfast |
| 08:00 ‐ 09:30 | Judicial Leadership Chair: Hon. Judge Mary O'Dwyer, President NZAWJ Panellists: Baroness Brenda Hale (UK) Chief Justice Winkelmann (New Zealand) Chief Justice Mambilima (Zambia) Justice Mandisa Maya (South Africa) |
| 09:30 ‐ 11:00 | Women and the World Facilitated conversation between Prince Zeid Raad Al Hussein, former UN Human Rights Commissioner (USA) and Hon. Marietta Robinson Panellists: Hon. Margarita Luna Ramos (Mexico): Judging with a gender perspective in Mexico Hon. Janet Tello Gilardi (Peru): Judges as agents of change Hon. Mohiro Paule Richmonde (Cote d’Ivoire): Sexual violence against children Hon. Nancy Hendry and Hon. Margaret McKeown (USA): The #MeToo movement and the judiciary Parallel Session: Equality and gender (Spanish and virtual only) Panellists: Hon. Martha Altabe (Argentina): Protection of Indigenous people in Argentina Hon. Karina Yenny Manrique Gamarra (Peru): Experiences of changing name of LGBTQI people Hon. Gloria Poyatos Matas (Spain): Equality Program for Youth Hon. Claudia Escobar Mejia (Guatemala): Access to justice Hon. Carmen Delgado Echevarria (Spain): Equality issues Hon. Viviana Karina Kalafatizch (Argentina): Gender violence and indigenous women |
| 11:00 ‐ 11:30 | Morning Tea |
| 11:30 ‐ 13:00 | Refugees / Trafficking Professor Hathaway, University of Michigan Women in search of protection: Refugee convention Chair: Professor Penelope Matthew (University of Auckland) Panellists: Hon. Maria Gavilan Rubio (Spain): Trafficking Hon. Hellen Onkwani (Kenya): Trafficking, both sexual and labour Hon. Sapana Malla (Nepal): Trafficking issues for Nepal Hon. Grecia Norceus (Haiti): Trafficking |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:45 | Climate Change Mary Robinson, Chair Elders UN (Ireland): Women and climate change Chair: Hon. Melanie Harland (High Court of New Zealand) Panellists: Hon. Fatema Jahan Sharna (Bangladesh): Climate change and women Hon. Nicole Pain and Rachel Pepper (Australia): Climate change litigation challenges Hon. Teresita Asuncion M Lacandula Rodríguez (Philippines): Environmental mediation Hon. Christian Whata (New Zealand): Māori and the environment Hon. Germana (Brazil): UN Harmony in Nature Programme |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Afternoon Tea |
| 16:15 - 17:10 | Gender Equality Baroness Helena Kennedy, QC Towards gender equality Chair: Tiana Epati (President of New Zealand Law Society) |
| 17:10 | Closing and Entertainment |