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Subject: REFORMING ABORTION LAW: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES MARCH 22ND UCC
Conference
Reforming Abortion Law: Comparative Perspectives
March 22nd 2013 (1.30pm – 5.30pm)
(Registration from 1-1.30pm)
Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
This conference brings together leading international experts in the fields of comparative constitutional law, international human rights
law, gender and law, and abortion law reform. It will provide a timely opportunity to reflect on and analyse the regulation of abortion in Ireland and across a range of jurisdictions including in Europe and the USA.
This event will mark the launch of the
Gender, Law And Sexuality (GLAS) research initiative in the Faculty of Law, University College Cork. This initiative supports collaborative and interdisciplinary research in UCC Law including in fields of
human rights law, health and medical law, employment law, migration and refugee law, criminal justice and family law.
Chair: Hon. Mr. Justice Seán Ryan, High Court
Speakers
Professor Carol Sanger, Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law, Columbia University NY
Professor Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz,
Dept of Law, University of Sevilla, Spain
Dr Ruth Fletcher,
Dept of Law, Keele University, UK
Johanna Westeson,
Centre for Reproductive Rights, NY
Professor Siobhán Mullally,
University College Cork
Dr Claire Murray,
University College Cork
Venue: Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Room G_06, University College Cork
Conference convenors: Dr Claire Murray and Prof Siobhán Mullally, Law, UCC
BOOKING DETAILS:
Registration Fee: €40
Trainee Solicitors and Barristers €15
Students: €10
Online booking and fee payment available at:
https://www.uccconferencing.ie/product/reforming-abortion-law-comparative-perspectives/
Registration Fee can also be paid at the event or preferably in advance by cheque payable to University College Cork Law Department (Send to: Noreen Delea, Dept of Law, University
College Cork, Cork, Ireland)
Queries:
Contact Noreen Delea at:
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4 CPD Group Hours available
The venue is fully accessible. Please notify us of any specific accessibility requirements.
This event is supported by an Irish Research Council New Foundations Award and the Dean of Law Strategic Fund
Kind Regards,
Noreen Delea│Executive Assistant│UCC Law Department│Room 1.53│
Áras na Laoi│Tel. +353 21 490 3220│
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