International Conferences |
| 1989 |
Washington, DC - U.S. National Association of Women Judges 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting. Fifty women judges from diverse nations attend and agree to form a permanent alliance. |
| 1991 |
By October, women judges in 15 nations have ratified a constitution and bylaws establishing a structure for an International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), thereby officially bringing the organization into being. |
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| 1992 |
San Diego, California - Transcending Borders, first International Conference. Eighty women judges from some 32 nations hold IAWJ's inaugural Conference, in conjunction with the U.S. NAWJ. Hon. Arline Pacht installed as President. Membership resolves to address domestic violence as the IAWJ's priority issue. |
| 1992-1993 |
International Women Judges Foundation (IWJF) incorporated; attains non-profit status. |
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| 1994 |
Rome, Italy - Domestic Violence: A Hidden Phenomenon Disclosed, 2nd Biennial Conference. The Conference focuses on efforts worldwide to combat domestic violence. |
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| 1996 |
Manila, The Philippines - Equality Through Law: Commitments to Keep, 3rd Biennial Conference. IAWJ priority issue expands to include all forms of violence against women. |
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| 1998 |
Ottawa, Canada - A New Vision for a Non-Violent World: Justice for Each Child, 4th Biennial Conference. Membership adopts as priority issue violence against women under human rights principles. |
| 2000 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Women on the Edge, 5th Biennial Conference. Education programs address human rights issues as applied to all forms of violence against women. Membership approves "Women, Work and Poverty" as IAWJ's new priority issue. |
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| 2002 |
Dublin, Ireland - Creative Justice, 6th Biennial Conference. Pursuant to theme, diverse speakers examine role that women judges may play in promoting equal justice. Membership approves consolidation of IWJF into IAWJ; new bylaws to be instituted. |
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| 2004 |
Entebbe, Uganda - Access to Justice, 7th Biennial Conference. Over 125 women judges from 21 nations from around the world 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. |
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| 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 under increasing threat over 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 explored how threats to judicial independence can be addressed.
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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 International Association of Women Judges (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. Specific sessions built on the four underlying themes of access, discrimination, violence and corruption.
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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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