Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Women in Violent Conflict

Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Women in Violent Conflict

NLDA-FLT Conference, Amsterdam, 2007

Schedule of Speakers

Sunday, June 17

Welcome Reception in cafe De Heeren van Aemstel17.00 – 18.00

Move to FOAMMuseum18.00 – 18.15

Visit ‘Testimony’ – photo exhibition by James Nachtwey in FOAMMuseum

Opening Address by Major General Patrick Cammaert (ret.)18.45 – 19.15

End of the Opening and leave FOAMMuseum19.30 – 19.45

Monday, June 18

Registration 07.45 – 08.30

Welcome by Martha LA Fineman08.30 – 08.40

Welcome by Commodore Hein Sabelis (ret.)08.40 – 08.45

Opening Speech by Dr. Choman Hardi,

The Uppsala Programme for Holocaust and Genocide Studies08.45 – 09.15

Break09.15 – 09.40

Session I: Causes, Patterns and Variations

Chair: Martha LA Fineman

Comprehensive PresentationElisabeth Jean Wood,

Yale University Department of Political Science09.40 – 10.05

Academic CommentatorShilan Shah-Davis,

University of the West of England - Law10.05 – 10.15

Military CommentatorLTC Giorgio Giaimo

Arma dei Carabinieri10.15 – 10.25

Political Commentator Erin Kenny

UN Population Fund10.25 – 10.35

Discussion10.35 – 11.00

Break11.00 – 11.30

Chair: Terry Gill

Military Presentation Ben Klappe,

Royal Netherlands Army11.30 – 11.50

Political PresentationSri Lestari Wahyuningroem,

UN Development Fund for Women11.50 – 12.10

Academic Presentation Mary Anne Case,

University of Chicago – Law School12.10 – 12.30

Discussion12.30 – 13.00

Lunch13.00 – 14.15

Monday, June 18

Session II - Consequences

Chair: Daniel Blocq

Comprehensive PresentationMadeleine Rees,

Women’s Rights and Gender Unit, Office of the UNHCHR14.15 – 14.40

Academic Commentator Ehsanul Haque,

University of Dhaka – Department of International Relations14.40 – 14.50

Military Commentator Cmd. Niels Woudstra,

Royal Netherlands Navy14.50 – 15.00

Political Commentator Tegan Molony,

American Refugee Committee15.00 – 15.10

Discussion15.10 – 15.45

Break15.45 – 16.15

Chair: Terry Gill

Military Presentation Karen Thoms,

United StatesMilitaryAcademy – Department of English16.15 – 16.35

Academic PresentationTeresa Godwin Phelps,

AmericanUniversity – WashingtonCollege of Law16.35 – 16.55

Political Presentation Selmin çalişkan,

Medica Mondiale16.55 – 17.15

Discussion17.15 – 17.45

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Light Breakfast08.15 – 09.00

Session III – Remedial Approaches

Chair: Martha LA Fineman

Comprehensive PresentationMuna Ndulo,

Cornell Law School09.00 – 09.25

Academic Commentator Megan Bastick,

Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces09.25 – 09.35

Military Commentator LTCAllard Wagemaker,

Royal Netherlands Marine Corps09.35 – 09.45

Political Commentator Christine Achola,

Christian Children’s Fund09.45 – 09.55

Discussion09.55 – 10.30

Break10.30 – 10.50

Chair: Daniel Blocq

Presentation Dr. Kathryn Spurling,

AustralianDefenceForceAcademy10.50 – 11.10

Political PresentationGloria Nyaki,

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)11.10 – 11.30

Academic Presentation Caterine Turner,

Irish Commission of Human Rights11.30 – 11.50

Discussion11.50 – 12.20

Lunch12.20 – 13.30

Session IV – The Limits of Law?

Chair: Terry Gill

Academic Presentation Cees Flinterman,

CEDAW Committee & Utrecht Law School 13.30 – 13.50

Academic PresentationDoris Buss,

CarletonUniversity – Department of Law13.50 – 14.10

Academic PresentationKaren Engle,

TexasUniversity – School of Law14.10 – 14.30

Discussion14:30 – 15:00

Break15.00 – 15:30

Address on Current UN Approaches by Christine Knudsen15.30 – 16.00

Closing remarks by Daniel Blocq16.00 – 16.15

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