Technical Cooperation Programmes
Regional judicial colloquia for judges and magistrates on the application of international human rights law, in particular the Convention, at the domestic level
The Division convenes regional judicial colloquia to enhance application of international human rights law, and in particular the Convention, by judicial officers in domestic courts. The colloquia aim to show how international human rights norms, particularly those contained in the Convention, can be incorporated into every-day judicial decision-making and the interpretation of laws at the domestic level in order to achieve equality for women and girls.
Former and current members of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination serve as facilitators at the colloquia, together with sitting judges, academic experts on women’s human rights and staff of the Division.
Building on its 1999 international judicial colloquium in Vienna, Bringing International Human Rights Law Home(2000) brought together almost
100 judicial officers from 65 countries, the Division has held regional judicial colloquia in Thailand, Tanzania, The Bahamas and Chile. In the last three years, over 50 judicial officers from 29 countries have participated in the Division’s judicial colloquia
Judicial Colloquia on the application of international human rights law at the domestic level
Santiago, Chile, 25 - 27 May 2005
Aide Memoire [ English | Spanish ]
Programme of work
Communiqué
Photographs
Nassau, The Bahamas, 17 - 21 May 2004
Aide Memoire
Programme of work
Communiqué
Arusha, Tanzania, 11 - 13 September 2003
Aide Memoire
Opening Statement by
Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women
Photographs
Bangkok, Thailand, 4 - 6 November 2002
Aide Memoire
Message by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women
Vienna, Austria, 27 - 29 October 1999
Aide Memoire [ English | French | Spanish ]
Communiqué
Programme of work
Speech by Angela King, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and
Advancement of Women
Speech by Yakin Ertürk, Director,
Division for the Advancement of Women