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Forthcoming conferences

The Human Rights Law Conference 2008
Building on ten years of the Human Rights Act
10th Annual Conference

Tuesday 21 October 2008

Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1HT

6 CPD hours accredited by SRA / Bar Standards Board
Standard fee: £375 + VAT. Special discounted fee for JUSTICE members: £299 + VAT

'The acclaimed annual event ensuring you are fully up to date with the latest developments in human rights law'

The annual JUSTICE/Sweet & Maxwell Human Rights Law Conference brings together the country's leading experts in human rights law: It has become the established forum for the consideration of legislation and case law from a human rights perspective.

Key features:

  • Keynote address by Lady Justice Arden, Court of Appeal
  • Review of the year by Nathalie Lieven QC
  • Plenary session on the first ten years of the Human Rights Act, led by Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice
  • Specialist interactive workshops - led by acknowledged experts
    • Criminal law, with Alex Bailin and Duncan Penny
    • The Equality and Human Rights Commission, with Professor Francesca Klug and John Wadham
    • Immigration and asylum, with Raza Husain and Laura Dubinsky
    • Human rights and the EU, with Jemima Stratford and Gerry Facenna
    • Judicial review, with Monica Carss-Frisk QC and Richard Gordon QC
    • The Counter-terrorism Act 2008, with Ali Bajwa and Professor Clive Walker
    • Deaths in custody, with Paul Bowen and Alison Macdonald
    • The right to privacy in an electronic age, with Timothy Pitt-Payne

What delegates said about the 2007 Human Rights Law Conference

'Excellent as always - thank you for a very useful and informative day'

'High quality speakers'

'The sessions by Alex Bailin and Alison Macdonald were superb and did exactly what I wanted from the day'

"An excellent opportunity to engage with others in my field"

'Very useful to see the interfaces of practical and academic issues'

To view full programme including a booking form click here

For further enquiries about this conference:
telephone: 020 7393 7859 or email: conferences@sweetandmaxwell.co.uk


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