The Global Judicial Integrity Network, in view of celebrating the upcoming International Day of Women Judges ,organised a special online event , to be held on 10 March 2023 at 14.00 – 15.15 pm CET (8.00 in New York, 13.00 in Dakar, 16.00 in Doha, 20.00 in Bangkok).
For more information on the International Day of women judges: International Day of Women Judges (unodc.org)
The webinar will shine light on the experiences of women judges from around the world and focus on the role and contributions of women judges to judicial integrity, gender equality, and the rule of law. It will also raise awareness about the relevant ongoing work of the Global Judicial Integrity Network’s partners.
Agenda:
Opening Speaker:
- Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, Senior Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States of America; Immediate Past President of the International Association of Women Judges; Member of the Advisory Board of the Global Judicial Integrity Network
Panellists:
- Hon. Roxane George, Chief Justice, Guyana
- Hon. Shiranee Tilakawardane, Justice, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (ret.), Consultant to Sri Lanka’s Judges Institute, International Judicial Educator and a National and International Arbitrator
- Hon. Adisa Zahiragic, Judge, Cantonal Court of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, former President and current member of the Coordination Board of the Association of Women Judges of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hon. Ifeyinwa Nasiah Okoye, Senior Magistrate, Anambra State Judiciary, Nigeria
Partners:
- Sara Carnegie, Director of Legal Projects, the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Tomas Kvedaras, Project Specialist, Judicial Integrity Network in ASEAN of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- J. Jarpa Dawuni, Executive Director, Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL)
- Carolyn Hammer, Rule of Law Adviser, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR)
