The Helsinki Conference on International Law & Women's Rights
"An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Role of International Law in Promoting Women's Rights"
(Helsinki; March 10th - 12th, 2014)
| Monday, March 10th, 2014 | |
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| 09:30 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 10:00 | "The Role of International Law in Promoting Women's Rights" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Minister Erkki Tuomioja (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland) Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 11:00 | Panel 1: "The Role of International Law in Promoting Women's Rights" Chairperson: The Hon. Mari Kiviniemi (Former Prime Minister of Finland) Speakers: Implementation of International and National Laws when Customary Laws are Respected The Impact of International Conventions on Gendered Violence Discourses in Finland Prof. Dr. Marjut Jyrkinen (Professor, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki) Human Rights in Education: Women's and Children's Rights Perspectives Dr. Alessandra Sarelin (Researcher, Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University) A Female Attorney's Role in the Pursuit of Gender Equality Johanna Norrback-Ilvessalo Senior Associate, Attorneys at Law Borenius LtD Minister Elisabeth Rehn (Former Minister of Defense of Finland) Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 14:00 | Panel 2: "International Perspectives on Raising Awareness for Gender Equality Globally using International Law" Chairperson: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Speakers: Women's Rights are Human Rights H. E. Amb. Sello Moloto (Ambassador of South Africa to Finland) H.E. Amb.Datin Seri Blanche Olbery (Ambassador of Malaysia to Finland) Women's Human Rights Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda. A view from Mexico. H.E. Amb. Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno (Ambassador of Mexico to Finland) Finnish Gender Equality Policies - What Role for International Law? Dr. Johanna Kantola (Academy Research Fellow, Gender Studies, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki) The role CEDAW and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the Promotion of the Rights of Women with Disabilities Pirkko Mahlamäki (Secretary General of the Finnish Disability Forum; Board Member of European Disability Forum) The Possibilities of Gender Advisors to Advance Women's Rights in the Context of International Peace-Keeping and Crisis Management Prof. Dr. Elina Penttinen (University Lecturer, Gender Studies, University of Helsinki) Equal Treatment also for "The Smallest" Terttu Savola (Chairperson, the Poor Party of Finland; Member, Council of the City of Espoo; Ambassador for Human Rights and Children's Rights in the Finnish United Nations Alliance) Päivi Nikkilä Chair of the Board at The Women Journalists in Finland Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 15:30 | Break Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
| 16:00 |
Panel 3: "International Perspectives on Raising Awareness for Gender Equality Globally using International Law" Chairperson: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Speakers: Prof. Dr. Stefan Kirchner (Visiting Professor for Fundamental and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland) Honour Related Violence Against Women Dr. Satu Lidman University Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, Legal History, University of Turku, Finland Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland (18:00) Reception Location: The Foreign Ministry of Finland |
