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On March 22

March 22, 2012 07:04

On this day in ...... 1676, Lady Anne Clifford (left), who held the titles of 14th Baroness de Clifford and hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland, died, 86 years after her birth in Yorkshire, England. (portrait credit) As a child she was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. As an adult, she became...

Go On! Update on “Forgotten Sisters” Roundtable at ASIL

March 20, 2012 13:57

(Go On! is an occasional item on symposia and other events of interest)More exciting news on plans for “Forgotten Sisters: Violence Against Women with Disabilities, Human Rights, and Complex Identity Status” on which we’ve posted here. The roundtable discussion is part of the 106th Annual Meeting...

Women & Draft Constitution of Palestine

March 20, 2012 13:18

(My thanks to IntLawGrrls for the opportunity to contribute this introductory post)A report titled Women and the Draft Constitution of Palestine, recently was released by the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, a nongovernmental organization with offices in Hebron, Ramallah, Jerusalem,...

Go On! ASIL side event, "Women in Arbitration"

March 20, 2012 11:00

(Go On! is an occasional item on symposia and other events of interest)I am organizing the 4th annual "Women in Arbitration" reception as a side event at next week's American Society of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (Prior IntLawGrrls posts on the meeting available here.)The...

'Nuff said

March 19, 2012 10:00

(Taking context-optional note of thought-provoking quotes)'The stakes are high. This appointment is about more than just finding a World Bank leader who is a competent non-American. It is about finding a leader with the skills, experience and commitment to make a complex institution more...