Schedule of Presentations
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