This day-long symposium, hosted by the Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (JLIA), the Center for Immigrants Rights, the Family Law Clinic and the Community Law Clinic, brought together top scholars, government officials, and practitioners to explore the role of domestic and international law in protecting victims of domestic violence.
The first panel examined how other states respond to domestic violence and whether international human rights law or specific treaties are an effective instrument for protecting domestic violence in the United States. The second panel described the history of The Violence Against Women Act, and further identify the particular immigration remedies available to victims.
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| Friday, October 3rd | ||
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| 1:00 AM |
Panel II: Government Responses to Combating Gender-Based Violence in the United States Joanne Lin Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 1:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
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| 8:30 AM |
Breakfast, Registration and CLE Check-in Attendees and Presenters Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:00 AM |
Breanna Atwood Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Opening Plenary: Violence Against Women as a Barrier to the Effective Exercise of all Human Rights Rashida Manjoo Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Attendees and Presenters Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 10:30 AM - 10:14 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
Panel I: Responding to Gender-Based Violence on All Fronts Elizabeth Abi-Mershed Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
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| 12:15 PM |
Attendees and Presenters Sutliff Auditorium, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM |
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