Upcoming Conferences, Seminars, etc.
September 1998 CJEI Report

EVENT

DATE/
LOCATION

SPONSOR/CONTACT INFORMATION

Colloquium for Judges on National and International Human Rights Law

1-3 October 1998
Transvaal, South Africa

Glenbourne Lodge

Linking the Domestic and the International: Human Rights into the Twenty-first Century

2-4 October 1998
Toronto, Ontario

University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Tel: (416) 978-3716 Fax: (416) 978-7899 http://www.law.utoronto.ca/events/agenda.htm

Sixth International Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution.

2-3 October 1998 Christchurch, NZ

LEADR, phone (02) 9233 2255, fax (02) 9232 2024.

Conference: "The Role of the Judiciary in developing and maintaining a vibrant Human Rights Environment in the Commonwealth"

5-9 October 1998
Cyprus

Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association
Tel: 0171 976 1007 Fax: 0171 976 2395

Technology Trends in the Courts

5-9 October 1998
Los Angeles, California

Institute for Court Management (National Center for State Courts)
Tel: (757) 259-1869 or (800) 616-6160 Fax (757) 220-0449

C.A.P.C.J. Annual Meeting

7-10 October 1998 Calgary, Alberta

Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges (CAPCJ)
Tel: +1 506 856 2307 Fax: +1 506 856 3226

Seminar on the Independence of the Judiciary

9-15 October 1998
Port Louis, Mauritius

African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies, The Gambia
(no further details)

Annual Conference: Coordination Issues in the Canadian Justice System

15-17 October 1998 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
Tel: +1 514 343 6157 Fax: +1 514 343 6296

Annual AIJA Orientation in Judicial Administration

23 October 1998
Melbourne, Australia

Tel: +61 3 9347 6600 Fax: +61 3 9347 2980

Evaluating Judicial Education in the Americas

25-28 October 1998
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Federal Judicial Centre, Washington, D.C.

Youth Justice In Focus Conference

27-30 October 1998
Wellington, New Zealand

Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 472 1000 x7084 Fax: +64 4 495 5277 E-mail: youth-justice@vuw.ac.nz

Regional Conference: "Towards an Independent Judiciary vis-à-vis Human Rights within the African Renaissance Context"

November 1998 (dates to be announced)

Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association of Southern African States Tel: 09267 213531 Fax: 09267 214295

Provincial Court Judges Education Committee Chairs Seminar

5-6 November 1998
Ottawa, Ontario

National Judicial Institute
Tel: +1 613 237 1118 Fax: +1 613 237 6155

LAWASIA conference: Regionalising Legal Education

16-18 November 1998 Bangkok, Thailand

Centre for Legal Education, Sydney, Australia
phone fax (02) 9221 6280, Email katemg@fl.asn.au

Social Context Education: Faculty Development

17-20 November 1998
Calgary, Alberta

National Judicial Institute (see above)

Judicial Independence and Accountability Symposium

20-21 November 1998
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California Law School,Tel: (213) 740-2582, fax (213) 740-9442, e-mail: symposia@law.usc.edu http://www.usc.edu/dept/law/symposia/judicial/

Eleventh Annual Magistrates' Course

22-25 November 1998
Canberra, Australia

Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (see above)

Early Orientation for New Judges Seminar

23-27 November
Ottawa, Ontario

National Judicial Institute (see above)

Advanced Settlement Skills for Judges Seminar

2-4 December 1998
Toronto, Ontario

National Judicial Institute (see above)

Fifth International Conference, "Law in the Information Society"

2-5 December 1998
Florence, Italy

Istituto per la Documentazione Giuridica of the Italian Research Council
(no further details)

Colloquium on the Domestic Application of International Human Rights Norms

28-30 December 1998
Bangalore, India

Interights, London (contact Commonwealth Secretariat)

French Immersion Session for Anglophone Judges

4-15 January 1999
Québec City, Québec

Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
Tel: +1 613 992 9175 Fax: +1 613 995 5615

Taking Religious Convictions Seriously: The Impact of Incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights

6-7 January 1999
London, UK

Imperial College, London Contact: Helen Taylor, h.m.taylor2@uclan.ac.uk

Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba Education Seminar: The Unrepresented Litigant

29 January 1999
Winnipeg, Manitoba

National Judicial Institute (see above)

"Training the Trainers" Court Administration Programme for Judges

1-19 February 1999

Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute
Tel: +1 902 494 1031/1002 Fax: +1 902 494 1316

New Federally Appointed Judges Seminar

28 February - 5 March 1999 Mont-Tremblanc, Québec

Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (see above)

Appellate Courts Seminar

(location to be announced)

National Judicial Institute (see above)

New Judges' Training Program for Provincially Appointed Judges

23-30 April 1999
Pine Hill, Québec

Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges (see above)

Early Orientation for New Judges Seminar

31 May - 4 June 1999
Ottawa, Ontario

National Judicial Institute (see above)

Supreme Court of Newfoundland Education Seminar: Social Context Education

9-11 June 1999
St. John's, Newfoundland

National Judicial Institute (see above)

Sixth Intensive Study Programme For Judicial Educators

14 June - 2July 1999

Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute

Seventh AIJA Annual Conference

6-8 August 1999
Adelaide, Australia

Australian Institute for Judicial Administration (see above)

National Judicial Orientation Programme

26 Sept - 1 October 1999
Sydney, Australia

Co-sponsors, Judicial Commission of New South Wales and AIJA
Tel: +612 9299 4421 Fax: +612 9290 3194 E-mail: ruthw@judcom.nsw.government.au

Land and Environment Court Annual Conference

10-15 October 1999 Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Judicial Commission of New South Wales (see above)