Final programme for 10th Annual AHRI Conference

11.9.2009

Association of Human Rights Institutes Annual Conference: Partnerships and Reform for Human Rights Protection Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham 17 - 19 September 2009

Conference Programme

Day 0 – 17 September

18:30 Welcome Reception

Nottingham City Council Hall, Old Market Square

Day 1 – 18 September

8.30 – 9.30 Registration

9.30– 9.50 Welcome and Introduction

Prof. Michael O’Flaherty, Co-Director, University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre

Prof. Stephen Bailey, Head of School of Law, University of Nottingham

Prof. Nils Butenschøn, Chair, Association of Human Rights Institutes

10.0 – 10.45 Keynote Address

Amb. Jan Nordlander, Swedish Presidency of the European Union

Plenary Discussion

Chair: Prof. Michael O’Flaherty, School of Law, University of Nottingham

10.45 – 11.15 Refreshments

11.15 – 12.45

Panel 1: Strengthening National Human Rights System

Chair: Prof. Peter Bartlett, School of Law, University of Nottingham

Prof. Wouter Vandenhole, University of Antwerp

Prof Monica McWilliams, Chief Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Marcia Kran, Director, Research and Right to Development Division, OHCHR

Dr. Gauthier de Beco, Université Catholique de Louvain, Centre de Philosophie du Droit

Plenary Discussion

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 – 15.30

Panel 2: Reform of UN Human Rights Mechanisms

Chair: Prof. Nigel White, School of Law, University of Nottingham

Prof. Manfred Nowak, University of Vienna and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

Prof. Michael O’Flaherty, School of Law, University of Nottingham

Dr. George Ulrich, Former Secretary General of the European Inter-University Centre

Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Former Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Right

Plenary Discussion

15.30 – 16.00 Refreshments

16.00 – 17.30

Panel 3: New perspectives on human rights partnerships

Chair: Prof. Mary Footer, School of Law, University of Nottingham

Prof. Wolfgang Benedek, Director, European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

Lisa Horner, Head of Research and Policy, Global Partners

Prof. Therese Murphy, School of Law, University of Nottingham

Dr. Radu Mares, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Lund

Plenary Discussion

17.30 – 17.45 Wrap-up of day

18.30 – 19.15 Reception

19.15

Welcome

Prof. David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham

Dinner

20.30 Introduction

Prof. Michael O’Flaherty, Co-Director, University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre

Annual Dinner Address

Mary Robinson, President of Realising Rights and

Co-chair of the Swiss Initiative: Protecting Dignity, former

President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human

Rights

Vote of Thanks

Nils Butenschøn, Chair, Association of Human Rights Institutes

Day 2 – 19 September

9:15 – 10:00 Keynote Address

Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights,

Council of Europe

Plenary Discussion

Chair: Prof. Dirk Van Zyl Smit, School of Law, University of Nottingham

10:15 – 11:30 Working Groups – first session

WG1: Reform of UN Human Rights Mechanisms,

facilitated by Prof. Manfred Nowak

WG2: Strengthening Systems for Human Rights Based Development,

facilitated by Prof. Wouter Vandenhole

WG3: New Perspectives on Human Rights Partnerships,

facilitated by Prof. Wolfgang Benedek

11:30 – 11:45 Refreshments

11:45 – 13:00 Working Groups – second session

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:30 AHRI Meeting

Chaired by Prof. Nils Butenschøn (AHRI Members only)

14:30 – 15:30

Working Group Reports to Conference Plenary

Chair: Prof. Michael O’Flaherty, School of Law, University of Nottingham

Conclusion of the public programme of the Annual Conference

15:30 Refreshments

15:30 – 16:30 COST Management Committee Meeting

Chaired by Prof. Manfred Nowak

(COST MC Members only)

For more information see http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/hrlc/events/10th_Annual_AHRI_Conference.php#Programme

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