The International Gender Champions (IGC) Hub in The Hague is pleased to invite you to a the high-level event on “Voices from the Bench: Women Shaping International Justice: Advancing Gender Parity as a Standard of Legitimacy in International Justice.”
Organised by GQUAL, GC, International Development Law Organization (IDLO), and the Government of Canada, this high-level event will bring together State representatives, international judges, experts, practitioners, and academics to reflect on gender parity in international justice as a matter of equality, legitimacy, and institutional credibility.
The event will also present key findings from the report Voices from the Bench: Women Shaping International Justice, launched by GQUAL and UN Women.
AGENDA
Welcoming remarks
• Fabricio Guariglia, Director, The Hague Office, IDLO
Introduction
• Alejandra Vicente, GQUAL Campaign Secretariat
Moderation
• Alix Vuillemin, Executive Director, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice
Panellists
• Judge Hilary Charlesworth, International Court of Justice
• Judge Reine Alapini Gansou, Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
• Ambassador Hugh Adsett, Ambassador of Canada to The Netherlands
• Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, Former diplomat and President of the International Criminal Court
• Michelle Jarvis, Executive Director, Gender Justice Practitioner Hub
This discussion is especially timely in a year that will see key judicial elections at the International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the election of the International Law Commission in 2027.