10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Panelists:
Professor Patricia Williams, Columbia University Law School Professor Cyra Akila Choudhury, Florida International University Professor Melissa Breger, Albany Law School Susan Bazilli, International Women's Rights Project
Professor Patricia Williams, Columbia University Law School
Professor Cyra Akila Choudhury, Florida International University
Professor Melissa Breger, Albany Law School
Susan Bazilli, International Women's Rights Project
This panel will discuss the issue of “culture” – and how culture either enhances or serves to inhibit women’s options in a range of areas of life, both in the private and public sector.
11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Ms. Elizabeth Loewy ’84, Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Hon. Marjory D. Fields, Private Practice (former Family Court Judge) Professor Janet Calvo, CUNY Law School Ms. Gwen Wright, State of New York Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Ms. Elizabeth Loewy ’84, Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
Hon. Marjory D. Fields, Private Practice (former Family Court Judge)
Professor Janet Calvo, CUNY Law School
Ms. Gwen Wright, State of New York Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
This panel will discuss violence against women as a significant, some would argue the most significant, challenge continuing to face women across racial, ethnic, class, geographical, and age boundaries.
1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Professor Dina Refki, Executive Director, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society Hon. Carolyn McLaughlin, President, Albany City Council Hon. Kathy Sheehan ’94, Treasurer, City of Albany
Professor Dina Refki, Executive Director, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society
Hon. Carolyn McLaughlin, President, Albany City Council
Hon. Kathy Sheehan ’94, Treasurer, City of Albany
This panel will explore women’s role in governance, and examine what unique perspectives, if any, women bring to government and whether having women in government makes a difference.
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Professor Ruthann Robson, CUNY Law School Professor Twila Perry, Rutgers University School of Law Professor Berta Hernandez-Truyol, University of Florida College of Law Ms. Camille deJorna, American Bar Association
Professor Ruthann Robson, CUNY Law School
Professor Twila Perry, Rutgers University School of Law
Professor Berta Hernandez-Truyol, University of Florida College of Law
Ms. Camille deJorna, American Bar Association
This panel will explore the myriad ways that feminist legal theory have contributed to American law. The panelists will also analyze the way that other critical fields, for example, critical race theory, have impacted feminist legal theory to provide a particularly rich and nuanced approach to legal theory and law reform.
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Chair: Professor Evelyn Tenenbaum, Albany Law School
Professor Michele Goodwin, University of Minnesota School of Law Professor Alicia Ouellette ’94, Albany Law School Professor Marilou McPhedran, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Professor Michele Goodwin, University of Minnesota School of Law
Professor Alicia Ouellette ’94, Albany Law School
Professor Marilou McPhedran, University of Winnipeg, Canada
This panel will explore how health and human rights remain a core question for women’s equality and dignity.
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Chair: Professor Mary Lynch, Albany Law School
Professor Val Napoleon, University of Victoria School of Law, Canada Professor Johanna Bond, Washington and Lee School of Law Professor Siobhan Mullally, Cork University, Ireland Professor Judith Resnik, Yale Law School Professor Erika George, University of Utah School of Law
Professor Val Napoleon, University of Victoria School of Law, Canada
Professor Johanna Bond, Washington and Lee School of Law
Professor Siobhan Mullally, Cork University, Ireland
Professor Judith Resnik, Yale Law School
Professor Erika George, University of Utah School of Law
This panel will discuss the endearing legacy of the most intellectually pioneering and one of the most cited international law articles of the 20th century.
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Celebrating Kathryn Grant Madigan '78; Levene, Gouldin and Thompson, LLP, Binghamton, Recipient of 2012 NYS Bar Association Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award
Moderator: Professor Debbie Kearns ’00, Albany Law School
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Chair: Dean Penelope (Penny) Andrews, Albany Law School
Author: Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Australian National University
Professor Charlesworth revisits ‘Feminist Approaches” and comment on international legal developments regarding women since its publication. She also ponders what would have changed had they written the article today.