March 3, 2006

Sponsored by Journal of International Law & Policy

Centennial Regional Meeting of American Society of International Law
Regional Meeting of American Branch, International Law Association

The Journal of International Law and Policy proudly presents its 2006 symposium on Family Planning and AIDS Policies in the International Community to be held on March 3, 2006. This year's symposium will be a dialogue on the interaction and power imbalance between the developed and developing world as it plays out in family planning and AIDS policies. Discussing the increasingly complex set of problems surrounding sexual and reproductive health in the international community is vital to the growing field of international law.

The planned format of the symposium will be panel discussions focusing on (1) gag rules and value imposition; (2) legal impediments to gender equality; (3) domestic countries' reinforcement of power imbalances. We will include the expertise of academics and practitioners from the legal as well as the medical fields. Individuals interested in attending or participating in this year's symposium should contact Sarah Cox at smcox@ucdavis.edu or Melissa Schutz at meschutz@ucdavis.edu.

Schedule

8:30     Continental Breakfast

9:00     Welcome and Introduction

• Dean Rex R. Perschbacher , University of California , Davis , School of Law

9:15     Overview

• Professor Diane Marie Amann , University of California , Davis , School of Law

9:30     Panel 1: Gag Rules and Value Imposition

• Heather Boonstra , Senior Public Policy Associate, The Guttmacher Institute
• James Gathii , Professor, Albany Law School
• Berta Hernández-Truyol , Professor, University of Florida School of Law
• Ndola Prata , Lecturer and Specialist, University of California , Berkeley , School of Public Health
• Moderator: Professor Jennifer M. Chacón , University of California , Davis , School of Law

11:30   Break

11:45   Panel 2: Legal Impediments to Gender Equality

• Lisa Ikemoto , Visiting Professor, University of California , Davis , School of Law
• Pardiss Kebriaei , Legal Adviser for International Litigation, Center for Reproductive Rights
• Moderator: Professor Ben Rich , University of California , Davis , School of Medicine

12:45   Break
1:45     Panel 3: Domestic Reinforcement of Power Imbalances

• Nancy Padian , Director, Women's Global Health Imperative, University of California, San Francisco
• Ilene Wong , Physician, Stanford University Hodpital and Clinics
• Kimberly Lietz , Columbia University School of Public Health
• Moderator: Professor Benjamin Lawrance , University of California , Davis , Department of History

3:15     Concluding Remarks and Reception

• Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund , University of California , Davis , School of Law

Sponsored by:

• Journal of International Law and Policy, UC Davis School of Law
• King Hall Annual Fund- UC Davis School of Law
• Department of Public Health Sciences, UC Davis School of Medicine
• American Society of International Law Centennial Regional Meeting
• International Law Association