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2010
Seoul, South Korea - Judicial Challenges in a Changing World, 10th Biennial Conference - convened by the IAWJ and the Korean Association of Women Judges (KAWJ). Over 400 judges from 40 countries attended sessions discussing challenges and solutions to the evolving issues facing today's modern courts. These issues ranged from such topics as terrorism and security, the environment, aging, sextortion, judicial careers, and international service. Members also agreed to make the issue of human trafficking one of the IAWJ's priorities for the next two years.
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2008
Panama City, Panama - Equal Justice for All: Access, Discrimination, Violence, Corruption, 9th Biennial Conference. Equal Justice is not only part of the IAWJ's motto but also one of our core missions. The IAWJ and the Asociación de Magistradas y Juezas de Panamá (AMAJUP) convened this conference in Panama City, Panama, with a record number of women judges participating - 366 women judges from 45 countries. Sessions built on the four underlying themes of access, discrimination, violence, and corruption.
2006
Sydney, Australia - An Independent Judiciary: Culture, Religion, Gender, Politics, 8th Biennial Conference. Judicial independence is fundamental to all free and democratic societies. Yet it is increasingly under threat in recent years, and not only in developing countries. With 350 women judges from 43 countries attending, this Conference focused on many aspects of judicial independence, with particular emphasis on gender and cultural issues, and it explored how threats to judicial independence can be addressed.
2004
Entebbe, Uganda - Access to Justice, 7th Biennial Conference. Over 125 women judges from 21 nations assembled to discuss creative ways to open the doors of the legal system to women, and ways to ensure that substantive and procedural equal justice may be delivered to them.
2002
Dublin, Ireland - Creative Justice, 6th Biennial Conference. Pursuant to the conference theme, diverse speakers examined the role that women judges may play in promoting equal justice. Membership approved consolidation of the International Women Judges Foundation (IWJF) into IAWJ, and new bylaws were adopted.
1998
Ottawa, Canada - A New Vision for a Non-Violent World: Justice for Each Child, 4th Biennial Conference. Membership adopted as a priority issue combatting violence against women using human rights principles.
2000
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Women on the Edge, 5th Biennial Conference. Conference attendees discussed how education programs can address human rights issues and all forms of violence against women. Membership approved "Women, Work, and Poverty" as IAWJ's new priority issue.
1996
Manila, The Philippines - Equality Through Law: Commitments to Keep, 3rd Biennial Conference. IAWJ priority issue expanded to include all forms of violence against women.
1994
Rome, Italy - Domestic Violence: A Hidden Phenomenon Disclosed, 2nd Biennial Conference. The conference focused on efforts worldwide to combat domestic violence.
1992
San Diego, California - Transcending Borders, 1st International Conference. Eighty women judges from some 32 nations held IAWJ's inaugural conference, in conjunction with the U.S. NAWJ. Hon. Arline Pacht was installed as President. Membership resolved to address domestic violence as the IAWJ's priority issue.
2012
London, United Kingdom - Keeping Safe, Keeping Well
11th Biennial Conference
May 2-5, 2012, Church House Conference Centre in Westminster.
Hosted in conjunction with the United Kingdom Association of Women Judges, the conference included panel discussions on such themes as incarcerated women; women and children as armed combatants; women, work, and health; working conditions for women and children; judicial health and safety; sextortion; services for victims of sexual violence; forced marriage and trafficking; and defining and confronting violence against women and children.
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