The World Justice Forum III
The World Justice Forum III will be held from June 20 - 23, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Over 450 diverse leaders--from heads of state and Supreme Court justices, to medical doctors, school teachers, engineers, business owners and artists, among others--will come together to develop projects to advance the rule of law across disciplines, and around the world. This action-oriented Forum builds on the success of the first and second World Justice Forums, as well as nine regional outreach meetings held across the globe.
Confirmed speakers include: William H. Gates Sr., Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Amr Musa, Secretary-General of the Arab League; Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; Michael J. Holston, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Hewlett-Packard; Adama Dieng, Registrar for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; and Somaly Mam, Founder of The Somaly Mam Foundation, among others.
Please learn more about the Forum, confirmed speakers, and our new open participant-nomination process, by visiting the Forum III website at www.wjp-forum.org
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Project Design Process Session
Date: Tuesday, June 21
Time: 12:30PM End Time: 1:30PM
Selected WJP multidisciplinary project implementers present their programs, including how such projects have worked to strengthen the rule of law, to inform the design of future programs and to identify replicable approaches.
This session will be designed as a discussion with emphasis on questions and answers. This will provide the participants with the opportunity to quiz previous successful project leaders and WJP staff concerning lessons learned and best practices.
Moderator
Leila Hanafi
Staff Attorney & Programs Manager, The World Justice Project, USA
Discussants
TIM ISAACS
Education Coordinator, The Virginia Bar Association, USA
Project: Teaching Kids about the Rule of Law (US Mainstreaming)
MIKE PACE
Law Coordinator, The Virginia Bar Association Rule of Law Project, USA
WALID SALEH
Regional Coordinator, MENA Institute for Water, Environment, and Health, United Nations University, UAE
Project: HIMA Approach to Environmental Justice
HEMANTHA WITHANAGE
Executive Director, The Centre for Environmental Justice, Sri Lanka
Project: Environmental Law Education
CHRISTINE MURRAY
Head, Zanmi Lasante, Haiti
Project: Land Rights for Farmers
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Track Three: THE RULE OF LAW, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Time: 2:30PM End Time: 4:00PM -- 21 June 2011
Transcending various sectors, the rule of law plays a pivotal role, both nationally and internationally, in promoting a green economy, environmental protection, and public health.
The principal rule of law issues discussed by panelists will include:
- What is the role of the rule of law in preserving natural resources to safeguard the quality of lives and sustainability of economic growth?
- What are the challenges in enforcing energy efficiency and renewable resources legislation?
- What effect does the rule of law and environmental protection have on public health?
Contact information |
The WJP Forum Team: The World Justice Project 740 15th Street NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005
(email: worldjusticeforum@wjpnet.org) Phone: +1 202-407-9330 |
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Event type | Conference |
File link |
http://www.wjp-forum.org/2011/ |
Source | The World Justice Project |
Subject(s) | FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , RIGHT |
Relation | http://www.wjp-forum.org/2011/agenda/track-three-rule-law-environment-and-public-health |
Geographical coverage | Spain, |
Address | Barcelona |
Organizer | World Justice Project |
Target audience | International |
Period | [20/06/2011 - 23/06/2011] |
Status | Confirmed |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |