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Forthcoming Events

Please also consult the seminar series page.

Summer school 2012

SAVE THE DATES: 18-23 June 2012

4rd International Disability Summer School

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - From Paper Rules to Action

Centre for Disability Law and Policy
National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland.
www.nuigalway.ie/cdlp

with

Harvard Project on Disability, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA
www.hpod.org

Featuring a Distinguished International Faculty



At this we have no further details confirmed. The format and pricing is likely to be along the lines of last year. This page will be updated when programme/speakers/other info are confirmed.

Testimonials - What our delegates said about Summer School 2011:

"Empowering, informative, consciousness raising"

"Offers an awareness of activism by disability rights organisations across the globe"

"The personal experience of the lectures was illuminating..realising possibilities and potential that are still open to me as a person with a disability"

"Very impressed with the calibre of the speakers and the diverse range of attendees"

"Extremely informative and well organised"

"I am now more aware of the diversity of people and opinion within the PWD Community. and the distance between reality and the aspirations of the convention. I can now look at things more critically."

January 2012 - UN
 Working
 Group
 on
 the 
drafting
 of 
a
 new
 Thematic
 Convention 
on
 the 
Rights 
of 
Older 
Persons
, 
New
 York 
(tbc).

Further details to follow

06/03/2012 - Discrimination by Employers and Insurance Companies - A Case for a European Level Legal Response

The Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Galway will host a seminar in conjunction with the European Disability Forum and the European Parliament Disability Intergroup, on the topic of 'Genetic Discrimination by Employers and Insurance Companies - A Case for a European Level Legal Response'.

The seminar is taking place from 2- 6pm on 6th March 2012 in the European Parliament in Brussels.  There will be no registration fee to attend.

The purpose of this event is to bring together key stakeholders in the area to examine and further highlight the case for a European level legal and policy response to protect the privacy of genetic information and to prevent genetic discrimination, particularly in the employment and insurance contexts.

The Centre for Disability Law and Policy recently hosted a conference on 19th November 2011 entitled 'Genetic Discrimination - Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European Level Legal Response' (SEE HERE).  The conference highlighted the interdisciplinary nature of this area and focused on the interaction between genetic science, technology, ethics and the law, and in particular, how best to regulate this complex area.  On foot of the scientific and legal expertise offered, and on consideration of the potential for abuse and the fundamental human rights at stake, the conference strongly indicated a need for an appropriate regulatory response at European level to protect the privacy of genetic information and to prevent genetic discrimination.  The event in March 2012 aims to build upon the discussion generated from the conference last November and further highlight this issue at European level.

For further details, or to register for this event, click here.

For other enquiries and special requirements, please email aisling.depaornuigalway.ie