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NICEM Annual Human Rights and Equality Conference

5.5 CPD points can be claimed for attendance

Programme

 

0915-0945 Registration

0945-1000 Introduction

Chair of the morning session

Mrs. Inez McCormack - Former Advisory Member of NICEM &

Former Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

 

Section 1: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: the current proposal from the Secretary of State

1000 – 1020 View of the Human Rights Commission

 Professor Monica McWilliams - Chief Commissioner  

 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

1020 – 1040 View of an independent human rights NGO

 Mr. Mike Ritchie - Director, Committee on the Administration

 of Justice

1040 – 1100 View of an academic

Dr. Catherine Donnelly BL, Trinity College, Dublin - Blackstone Chambers, London

1100-1120 View from Devolution and Human Rights Protection

                  Mr. Qudsi Rasheed – Legal Officer (Human Rights)

                  Justice, London        

1120-1150 Open Discussion

1150-1215 Coffee Break

 

Section 2: Impact of the economic downturn on economic and social rights

1215 – 1230 Public Services under threat 

Ms. Patricia McKeown, Regional Secretary of UNISON and former President of Irish Congress of Trade Union

1230 – 1245 View of a grassroots group

Mr. Dessie Donnelly

Participation and the Practice of Rights Project

1245 – 1300 Public Private Partnership, Private Finance Initiative and  

                      economic and social rights

 Mr. Jonathan Swallow

 Consultant

 

1300 – 1330 Open Discussion

1330 – 1415 Lunch

 

Section 3: Public Interests and Judicial Review of the year:

Recent Developments and Case Law in Northern Ireland & Great Britain

Introduction

Chair of the afternoon session

Mr. Patrick Yu - Executive Director of NICEM & Former Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

1415 – 1435 Dr. Gordon Anthony, Senior Lecturer, Department of Law,

 Queens University of Belfast

1435 – 1455 Ms. Sandhya Drew BL,

 Tooks Chambers, London

 

1455 – 1515 Open Discussion

1515 – 1530 Coffee Break

 

Section 4: Equality and Immigration law update

1530 – 1550 Single Equality Bill in GB

Mr. Barry Fitzpatrick, Deputy Director, NICEM

1550 – 1610 Judicial Review on Immigration Law and the new Borders,

 Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

 Ms. Liz Griffith, Policy Officer, Law Centre NI

 

1610 – 1635 Open Discussion

1635 – 1640 Conclusion and Closing

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