Schedule of Presentations

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Monday, October 8, 2018

Opening Keynote Session Faculty Development Center—FDC 118 (12:00-1:45pm): (w/buffet lunch)

12:00 Buffet Lunch begins (continues through opening keynote talk)
12:30 - 1:20pm Andrew Conteh, “The Development of International Human Rights Law: Seven Decades After the Adoption of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
1:20 - 1:45pm Follow-up questions & discussion/overview of conference program
1:45 - 2:00pm Transit to Snider Hall (with a shuttle for those who need to ride across campus)

Afternoon Program in Snider Hall (2pm-5pm):

2:00 - 2:40pm Blake Wilson, “The International Criminal Court: the Legal Mandate for Prosecuting Human Rights Violations"
2:40 - 3:30pm Alexandra Hiropoulos, “Migration, Deportation and Xenophobia: How Human Rights Apply to Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in South Africa"
3:30 - 4:15pm Asylum Seekers: Moria (30 minute screening with introductory context set by Anne Di Grazia)
4:15 - 5:00pm Sean Anderson, “The Rules of Asylum and the Workings of Democracy: Where, Why and How Do Domestic Politics Matter?"

Keynote Reception at Snider Hall Courtyard

5:10 – 5:50pm Informal discussion, appetizers

Evening Keynote Program in Snider Hall (6pm-8:45pm):

6:00 - 7:00pm Jean-Victor Nkolo (OSAA, UN Secretariat) “Impact of Irregular Migration and Forced Displacement on Peace, Security and Development in Africa (and Beyond)"
7:00 - 7:40pm Andrew Conteh, “The International Legal and Normative Framework of International Migration"
7:45 - 8:30pm Tupac Enrique Acosta (Judge, First Nations International Court of Justice), “From Civil Rights to Human Rights, From Indigenous Rights to the Defense of the Territorial Integrity of Mother Earth" 
8:30 - 8:45pm  Special indigenous musical coda (“Son del Desierto Collective”)

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Sessions in FDC 118 (9:30am-12:30pm):

9:30-10:15am Laarni von Ruden (President, UNA-USA Mid-Peninsula Chapter) "Cities for CEDAW: Promoting the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, One City At a Time"
10:15-11:00am Denise Hecht (Haven Center, Modesto): "Addressing Domestic Violence, Human Rights, and Support for Victims"
11:00-12:15pm  Quetzalli Enrique and Tupac Enrique Acosta: "State Sanctioned Violence and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples"
12:15-12:30pm Closing indigenous musical coda (“Son del Desierto Collective”)

Updated: August 03, 2023