Meeting of States parties to the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women

Twelfth meeting

New York, 29 August 2002

Item 5 of the provisional agenda*

 

 

 

                 Election, in accordance with article 17, paragraphs 4 and 5, of the Convention, of twelve members of the Committee,
to replace those whose terms are due to expire on
31 December 2002

 

 

                     Note by the Secretary-General**

 

 

 

 


         * CEDAW/SP/2002/1.

       ** The document was submitted late to the conference services without the explanation required under paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 53/208 B, by which the Assembly decided that, if a report is submitted late, the reason should be included in a footnote to the document.

                            Addendum

 

 

1.        In accordance with article 17, paragraph 4, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Secretary-General invited the States parties to the Convention to submit their nominations by 15 July 2002 for the election of 12 members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Information on 14 persons nominated is contained in document CEDAW/SP/2002/3. Nine additional nominations have been received as follows:

        • Huguette Bokpe Gnancadja (Benin)

        • Roslyn Hazelle (St. Kitts and Nevis)

        • Sonia Awad Ibrahim (Lebanon)

        • Rassolguessida Clémence Ilboudo (Burkina Faso)

        • Antigoni Karali-Dimitriadi (Greece)

        • Salma Khan (Bangladesh)

        • Pramila Patten (Mauritius)

        • Victoria Popescu Sandru (Romania)

        • Frances Livingstone Raday (Israel)

2.        The curricula vitae of the above-mentioned candidates, as furnished by their Governments, are annexed hereto.

 


Annex

 

                 Curricula vitae of candidates

 

 

                     Huguette Bokpe Gnancadja (Benin)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Cotonou, 13 March 1965

Working languages: French, English

 

                            Current position/function

 

        • Lawyer, consulting barrister and counsel for the defence

        • Assistant Secretary-General of the Female Lawyers Association of Benin (a non-governmental organization whose main objective is the popularization, promotion, protection and defence of women’s and girls’ rights)

 

                            Main professional activities

 

Consultation, counsel, assistance, representation, prevention of contentions and defence, as regards:

        • Civil law (especially individuals and family law, death duties, marriage settlements, divorce court, right of custody, alimony, patrimonial law)

        • Labour, banking, telecommunications, corporate, contract, private and international private law

        • Business law, seaborne trade, criminal law

        • Debt collection

 

                            Educational background

 

Secondary school examination qualifying for entry to university (Togo), 1983

Master of Business Law (Togo), 1987

Vocational training certificate (Benin), 1991

Training period (Benin and France), 1991-1993

 

                            Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty
body concerned

 

        • As a member of the Junior Chamber International and a “prime level” trainer of this non-governmental organization, trained primary school teachers on children’s rights and duties and participate in the national campaign for increasing public awareness about children’s work and little girls’ placement as housemaids

        • As a member of the Female Lawyers Association of Benin and WILDAF, participate in the fight against women’s discrimination at all levels, especially forced marriage, excision and widowhood practices, and lobby for passing the individuals and family code

 

                            Most recent publications

 

        • 2001             At the request of the local United Nations Population Fund: “Inventory and analysis of existing laws or bills that are discriminating towards women and those that are favourable to the promotion of their rights” (in French)

        • 2002             As a paper read at the national seminar of the Human Rights Institute: “The role of local NGOs in the implementation of the international conventions related to human rights” (in French)

        • 2002             At the request of the Group of International Cooperation of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Death rights of the surviving spouse in Benin as stated in the legislation in force, and compared with the bill concerning the individuals and the family (document inserted in the African collective review of the topic)

 


                     Roslyn Hazelle (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Saint Kitts and Nevis, 15 August 1950

Working language: English

 

Current position/function: Permanent Secretary

Responsible for the Ministry of Social Development, Community and Gender Affairs, directing the successful reorganization of the Ministry and securing adequate human and financial resources to enable the Ministry to meet its goals and objectives in a timely manner.

 

                            Main professional activities

 

        • Ensure the thorough preparation and examination of all matters put before the Cabinet with particular regard to poverty reduction and social justice

        • Direct the execution of social policy decisions and keep the Cabinet informed of progress made in translating social policy into action

        • Give an account to Parliament on expenditure of the allocated budget

        • Liaise with international agencies and regional and subregional intergovernmental organizations in the fulfilment of duties

        • Elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999-present

        • Elected Rapporteur of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

 

                            Educational background

 

Certificate in Mediation and Arbitration, Centre for Continuous Learning, University of Toronto, Canada, 1990

Master of Science (Sociology), York University, Toronto, Canada, 1979

Bachelor of Social Work, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1976

 

                            Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty
body concerned

 

Coordinating, planning, supervising and evaluating all aspects of the programmes undertaken by governmental and non governmental organizations within Saint Kitts and Nevis which impact upon the status of women, with particular emphasis on poverty reduction, violence, institutional mechanisms, health and leadership and decision-making.

 

                            Most recent publications

 

“Implementing the Commonwealth’s gender management model: the Saint Kitts experience” (April 2000)

“Mainstreaming gender and gender budgeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis” (June 2000)

“Tackling social problems in the Caribbean — the social security and political challenges” (October 2000)

“Model of Saint Kitts and Nevis programme on violence against women and children” (November 2001)

 


                     Sonia Awad Ibrahim (Lebanon)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Zahleh, 1937

Working languages: Arabic, English

 

                            Current position/function

 

        • Lawyer, practising since 1965

        • Legal adviser to the Lebanese Council of Women

        • Member of the non-governmental executive committee to follow up on problems affecting women

 

                            Main professional activities

 

        • Elected member of the Council of the Beirut Bar Association for two consecutive terms (1987-1991)

        • Delegated twice to represent the Council of the Beirut Bar Association at the Permanent Council of the Arab Federation of Lawyers

        • Represented the President of the Beirut Bar Association at the second parliamentary conference on development and population (1992)

        • Member of the Committee on Human Rights and Civil Liberties of the Beirut Bar Association (1997-1999)

        • Was a candidate for the presidency of the Beirut Bar Association

        • Member of the Committee on Professional Ethics of the Beirut Bar Association (1999-2002)

 

                            Educational background

 

The Evangelical High School of Zahleh

The Lebanese American University

The Lebanese University — Law School

 

                            Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty
body concerned

 

        • Vice-President of the Committee on the Status of Women (Conference of Lawyers, 1987)

        • Vice-President of the Lebanese Council of Women (1991-1995)

        • Represented Lebanon at the Conference of Women of the Mediterranean Basin (Valencia, Spain, 1992)

        • Took part in a programme regarding the role of women across six American states (1994)

        • Took part in the Committee on Women’s Issues in the Conference of Lawyers, Tunisia, 1994

        • Member of both the national committee and the non-governmental organization committee which prepared for and participated in the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995

        • Held two press conferences regarding the proposed new laws on women’s issues

        • Granted an award by the Federation of Arab Lawyers for work in the national field (1993)

 

                            Most recent publications

 

        • Shared in drafting a proposal for legislation in matters of personal status (1999)

        • Drafted a paper on the abolition of all forms of discrimination against women

        • Author of papers on: (1) the comparative personal statutes of the different religious sects in Lebanon; (2) professional ethics; (3) six proposals for the promulgation of new laws for the protection of women; (4) amendments of legal texts not in conformity with CEDAW

 


                     Rassolguessida Clémence Ilboudo (Burkina Faso)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Rounou, 10 October 1959

Working language: French

 

                            Current position/function

 

        • Judge, Burkina Faso

        • Technical adviser to the Minister for the Advancement of Women since 1997

 

                            Main professional activities

 

Advise the Minister on all issues relating to the legal status of women. Oversee the processing of dossiers submitted to the Council of Ministers, ensuring that the specific needs of girls and women are taken into account in the Government’s projects and programmes.

Oversee the functioning of the National Committee to Combat Discrimination against Women (CONALDIS) as its Chairperson.

 

                            Educational background

 

Primary education:                    Certificat d’études primaires (Certificate of primary education), 1966-1972

Secondary education:               Baccalauréat A4 (Certificate of secondary education), 1972-1980

Higher education:                      Maîtrise en droit (Master of laws), 1980-1985

Professional training:                Diplôme de magistrat (Judge’s diploma), 1986-1987

 

                            Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty
body concerned

 

        • Participation, within the Association des femmes juristes (Association of Women Lawyers), in activities for the advancement of women in the legal field

        • Participation in international, regional and national seminars and conferences on women

        • Trainer in women’s rights and on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and member of the National Committee on Children

        • Follow-up of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women through CONALDIS

 

                            Most recent publications

 

        • Paper on gender and women’s rights in Burkina Faso, published by the daily Sideways, 1998

        • Study on the legal and socio-economic situation of women for the United Nations Children’s Fund, issued in August 2001


                     Antigoni Karali-Dimitriadi (Greece)

 

 

National representative of Greece to the United Nations for gender equality [Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), CEDAW] Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

                            Educational background

 

        • Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America

        • Certificate of proficiency in English, University of Michigan

 

                            Career

 

        • National representative of Greece to the United Nations for CSW and CEDAW, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1998 to present

        • President of the Board of the Research Centre for Gender Equality, 1997-2000

        • Director of Corporate Development of BATES Hellas Advertising S.A. Member of the Board, 1995-1997

        • Managing Director of KOBS & DRAFT Hellas (Branch of Worldwide Network, International Network of Political and Direct Marketing), 1990-1995

        • Managerial positions in marketing, advertising and public relations agencies. Responsibilities included strategic planning, coordination and implementation of the programmes for the promotion and publicity of services and products for major international and Greek companies, 1969-1985

 

                            Public and government positions

 

        • Member of the Advisory and Structural Funds Committees for Women Issues, Fifth Directorate of the European Commission, Brussels, 1997-2000

        • Member of the Committee of the Gender Equality Task Force of the Stability Pact, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999 to present

        • Member of the Aegean Archipelagos Committee of the Ministry of Culture under the auspices of UNESCO, the European Union and the Council of Europe. Planning and implementation of the international programme of cultural development, 1994-1996

        • General Secretary for Greeks Abroad, Ministry of Culture, 1985-1989

 

                            Social and political activities

 

        • Elected Member of the Board of Trustees of INSTRAW, 2000-2003

        • Honorary President of the International Network of Greek Women Abroad, 1999 to present

        • Founding member of the Political Association of Greek Women (all parliamentary political parties represented), 1998 to present

        • Member of Women’s Initiative for Peace (WINPEACE) — Women of Greece and Turkey, 1998 to present

        • Member of the international organization Global Peace Coexistence Initiative for Peace and Coexistence, 1998 to present

        • Member of the International Centre for Research and Action for Peace, 1990 to present

        • Standing member of a joint committee (NGOs and gender equality government bodies) for the participation of Greece in the World Conference on Women, Nairobi, 1985, Beijing, 1995, New York, 2000

        • Founding member and member of the Board of KEGME (Mediterranean Women’s Study Centre), 1985 to present

        • Founding member of EGE (Women’s Union of Greece), 1978 to present

 

                            Special assignments/activities

 

Areas of specialization include the drafting, conceptualization and implementation of major gender equality issues in all areas of social, political and economic life, such as research and scientific studies on gender equality, support for experimental institutions aiming at women’s empowerment, informing and consulting with women wishing to integrate into the labour market, support for women who are subject to violence from men, marginalization and social exclusion, informing and advising bodies, agencies, groups, organizations and individuals regarding gender equality, undertaking initiatives to promote gender equality, particularly in multi-cultural societies, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating projects promoting gender equality in different policy areas and organizing events, seminars, conferences and public campaigns on gender equality issues.

 

                            Highlights of major gender equality activities

 

 

                            •      Sensitization and training of teachers on gender equality

 

        Presentation of the above-mentioned programme as a pilot/good practise project to the European Union, Brussels, 1999, and to the special session of the General Assembly in New York in June 2000

 

                            •      Awareness of domestic violence against women

 

        Special award by the European Union for the National Media Awareness Campaign “Break the Silence” and special event presentation of the campaign to the special session of the General Assembly in New York in June 2000

 

                            •      Reconciliation of family and professional life obligations for women

 

        Special presentation to the European Union as a good practice pilot programme, 1999

 

                            •      Social integration of immigrant and minority women

 

        Special integration programme for Muslim women in underdeveloped areas of Athens, 1999-2000

 


                            •      Development and operation of Creative Occupation Centres for Children

 

        Presentation of multi-media kit and special publication for trainers, educators, social workers and psychologists, European Union, Brussels, 1998

 

                            •      Operation of counselling units for women’s integration and/or reintegration        in the labour market

 

        Good practise project, special publication for counsellors, Athens, 1999

 

                            •      Promotion of women’s entrepreneurship

 

        Pilot project for 60 small business enterprises by women, Athens, 1998-1999

 

                            •      Operation of counselling units for psychological support to women

 

        Research and volunteer units of psychologists offering counselling to women, victims of post-traumatic syndrome (Athens earthquakes of 1998). Presentation of this project to a side event at the General Assembly session of March 2002

 

                            •      Documentation unit for gender equality multiple databases

 

        Participation in the European database regarding women in politics and in decision-making positions

 

                            •      Promoting gender equality through lectures, articles, interviews and           organization of and participation in conferences (national, regional and    international)


                     Salma Khan (Bangladesh)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Bangladesh, 5 December 1941.

Working languages: English, Bangla (speak and understand Hindi, Urdu)

 

                            Current position/function

 

Chairperson, NGO Coalition on Beijing Plus Five, Bangladesh (NCBP). A coalition of over 600 NGOs formed to provide a common platform to address the critical issues of concern in the context of the Beijing Platform for Action. Currently, NCBP is implementing two country-wide projects on advocacy and empowerment of women with the coalition member organizations under the overall leadership of the Chairperson. Member, National Council for Women’s Development, Government of Bangladesh.

 

                            Main professional activities

 

As a trained economist and civil servant, worked in the Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh, for over 20 years as head of the Women’s Wing. As the Division Chief, main professional activities included gender mainstreaming in the macro framework of the Five Year Development Plans and overseeing the coordination and monitoring mechanisms with respect to incorporation of gender issues in the multisectoral projects of the Government. Current activities include designing the advocacy and human rights training programme for NGOs, organizing workshops on specific issues and preparing information kits on PFA critical areas of concern in the context of Bangladesh. Also regularly work as gender resource person for various donor agencies and the Government to incorporate a gender perspective in development programmes and a human rights approach to development based on the guidelines prepared by the United Nations Development Programme.

 

                            Educational background

 

Obtained the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in economics from the University of Dhaka and a postgraduate degree in development economics from the University of Chicago as a Fulbright scholar. Later obtained a diploma in public service management and training from the University of Connecticut and specialized in gender planning at the University of London.

 

                            Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned

 

        • Was first elected a member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1993

        • Was re-elected to CEDAW in 1997 and was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee for two years (1997-1998)

        • Represented CEDAW in the Expert Group meeting held in Maastrich, the Netherlands, in 1994 to draft the basic elements of the optional protocol to the CEDAW Convention, which laid the foundation for the provisions contained in the Optional Protocol to the Convention

        • On behalf of the Committee, undertook the responsibility to lobby with the Government of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho for early ratification of the Convention. Both countries extended full cooperation to interact with the Committee on the issue

        • Founded the CEDAW Forum in 1993, an organization involved in disseminating the Convention and organizing training regarding it at the grass-roots level.

 

                            List of most recent publications

 

 

                            Books

 

•     The Fifty Per Cent: Women in Development and Policy (second printing 2000)

•     Integration of Women in the Macro Framework of the Five Year Plans, 2001

•     Empowerment: Role of CEDAW in Establishing Substantive Equality of Women in Politics, 2000

•     United Nations and Development of Women in Bangladesh, 1999

•     Evaluation of Grameen Bank Training Programme, 1987

•     Female Labour Force in Bangladesh: A Few Reflections on Census Data (Co­author), Dhaka, 1984

 

                            Articles

 

Presented papers on CEDAW and human rights of women in 26 international conferences, seven of which were later published in various journals. Also wrote extensively on female labour force participation and mainstreaming of women in development.


                     Pramila Patten (Mauritius)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Mauritius, 29 June 1958.

Working languages: English, French

 

                            Current position/function

 

Barrister at law

 

                            Main professional activities

 

1982-1984                                           Law practice at the Mauritian Bar

1984-1986                                           Legal Executive at M. Sorsky & Co., North Finchley,                                                                 London

February 1987-April 1988                District Court Magistrate, Mauritius

1987-1990                                           Part-time law lecturer, University of Mauritius

May 1988 to present                        Law practice at the Mauritian Bar

 

                            Educational background

 

1978-1981                                           LLB (First Class Honours), Ealing College of Higher                                                                  Education, United Kingdom

1981-1982                                           Called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, United Kingdom
                                                            Council of Legal Education, United Kingdom

1984-1986                                           LLM, University of London

 

                            Other activities

 

November 1993 to present              Member of International Women’s Rights Action Watch (IWRAW), a global network of individuals and organizations that monitors the implementation of CEDAW

1994                                                    Member of the National Preparatory Committee for the World Conference in Beijing

July 1994                                            Attended the first General Assembly of WILDAF (Women in Law and Development in Africa) in Zimbabwe — Elected Executive Committee member for a period of five years

January 1995                                     Attended the CEDAW meeting in New York

March 1995                                   Attended the Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York as well as the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth World Conference on Women

August 1995                                     Attended the NGO Forum and Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China

January 1996                                     Attended the CEDAW meeting in New York

October 1997                                     Resource person at the second training course in Johannesburg, South Africa, on international human rights procedures and the protection of women’s rights in Africa

January 1998                                     Attended the CEDAW meeting in New York

                                                            Attended an expert group meeting in New York on the complementarity between CEDAW and the Convention on the Rights of the Child

November 1998                                 Resource person at the third training course in Dakar on international human rights procedures and the protection of women’s rights in Africa, organized by the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies

July 1999                                            Attended the second General Assembly of WILDAF in Accra

January 2000                                     Attended the World Health Organization International Conference on Global Tobacco Control Law in New Delhi

 


                     Victoria Popescu Sandru (Romania)

 

 

Place and date of birth: Bucharest, 23 August 1951

Working languages: English, French, Spanish

 

 

                            Current position/function

 

        • Director of the United Nations Department, Minister Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

        • Member of the Romanian Interministerial Council on Equality of Opportunities between Women and Men

 

                            Main professional activities

 

        • Diplomatic career since 1990: Director of the United Nations Department, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, New York; main expertise in human rights, gender equality and United Nations issues

        • Member of the Romanian delegations to the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe meetings on human rights; delegate to United Nations global conferences and special sessions

        • Member of drafting groups for the national reports to CEDAW, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Human Rights Committee. Within the Romanian Interministerial Council on Equality of Opportunities between Women and Men, member of the drafting group for gender-related laws and documents; coordinator of the international activities of the Council

 

                            Educational background

 

        • Department of Foreign Languages (French-English section), University of Bucharest, 1971-1976

        • International relations course, Clingendael Institute, The Hague, February-May 1993

        • International relations course, Romanian Institute for International Studies, Bucharest, 1993-1994

 

                            Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned

 

        • Facilitator of gender-related United Nations resolutions and of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1997-1999

        • Chairperson of the Consultative Committee of UNIFEM, 1998-2000

        • Member of the Romanian delegation to the Beijing World Conference on Women; participated in the preparatory process and follow-up meetings

        • Rapporteur and Vice-Chairperson of the Third Committee of the General Assembly, 1996-1997, 1998-1999

        • Member of the Bureau of the Main Committee of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth, Lisbon, 10-12 August 1998; facilitator of the Declaration of the World Conference

        • Personal representative of the President of Romania to the special session of the General Assembly on children, 2002

 

                            List of most recent publications

 

        • Articles and studies on gender equality and human rights issues

        • Papers and communications on human rights and gender equality for national and international meetings

 


                     Frances Livingstone Raday (Israel)

 

 

Place and date of birth:            England, 29 January 1944

Date of immigration to Israel:           1968

 

 

                            Current position/function

 

Professor of Law
Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

                            Higher education

 

Date             Institution                                                        Subject            Qualification

1964             London School of Economics            Law                             LL.B

1965             Gray’s Inn, London                                        Law                             Barrister-at-law

1975             Hebrew University of Jerusalem                  Law                             LL.D

1979             Law Society, Israel                                          Law                             Advocate

 

                            Positions held in Hebrew University and in institutions of higher education and research institutions other than Hebrew University

 

2000                        University of Copenhagen                 Visiting professor

                                                                                                Adviser to doctoral candidates

1996                        Law School, Tulane University         Visiting professor

                                                                                                Comparative feminism and law

Since 1990   Hebrew University                               Lieberman Chair of Labour Law

1985-1986               School of Law, University of   Visiting professor

                                Southern California                              American labour law, employment                                                                                              discrimination law

1966-1968               Faculty of Law, Tanzania                    Lecturer

                                                                                                Teaching and research in labour
                                                                                                law and torts

1965-1966               British Institute of International        Research assistant

                                and Comparative Law                          Research and Acting Director of
                                                                                                Public International Law Section

 

                            Professional activities

 

        • 2000

           Member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

 

        • 1986

           Founding Chair of the Legal Centre of the Israel Women’s Network


        • Since 1980

           Arbitration in labour disputes

           Lead or associate-lead counsel for litigants in sex discrimination cases (cases taken to court include discrimination against female employees as regards retirement; sexual harassment; discrimination in promotion at work; prayer rights of Women of the Wall)

           Lead or associate-lead counsel in precedent-breaking cases on labour law, including recognition of professional bargaining units, freedom of association and protection against dismissal, Palestinian employees’ social security rights and definition of trade union purposes

           Consultant on labour law to the Ministry of Health, Histadrut, General Federation of Labour, Israel Medical Association and Israel Aviation Industries Union

 

                            Awards and scholarships

 

1999                        U.S.-Israel Award for Exceptional Achievements in Advancement                                       of Women’s Causes

1995                        Bar-Niv Prize for Labour Law

1962                        U.K. State Studentship

1961                        State Scholar

 

                            Active participation in academic centres or committees

 

        • 2000-present         Academic Committee of the Jerusalem Institute for Israeli                                          Studies

                                           Board of Governors, the Jerusalem Technological College

        • 1996-2001               Chief Editor, Israel Law Review

        • 1996-2000               Chair, Academic Committee of the Minerva Centre for Human                        Rights

        • 1992-1997               Chair, Lafer Centre for Women’s Studies

        • 1990-1998               Harry Sacher Institute for Legislative Research and                                                     Comparative Law

 

                            Organization of conferences and symposia

 

        • 1999             Religion, Secularism and Human Rights (international                                                 conference)

        • 1998             Democracy and the Courts (international conference)

        • 1995             Impact of Religious Values on Girls’ Education and                                                      Development (international conference with Professor Carol                                     Gilligen)

        • 1994             Concepts of Justice and Frameworks for Adjudication (international            conference on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the                     Labour Courts)

        • 1993             Feminist Legislation — Progress or Stagnation (transnational                                   conference with Professor Catherine MacKinnon)

        • 1992             Gender Differences in Judgement and Decision-taking (Israeli                        conference)

 

                            Shortened list of publications

 

(extracted from a full list of 63 publications)

 

                            Books

 

1.        Adjudication of Interest Disputes: The Compulsory Arbitration Model. Jerusalem, Institute for Legislative Research and Comparative Law, Hebrew University, 1983.

2.        Women’s Status. Israel Civil Rights Association, 1989 (in Hebrew).

3.        Woman’s Status in Law and Society. F. Raday, Chief Editor and contributing author (C. Shalev and M. Kobi-Laban, sub-editors), 1995; Jerusalem, Shocken, 1995 (in Hebrew). 620 p.

4.        Topics in Israeli Labour Law. M. Goldberg & F. Raday Editors. Jerusalem, Sacher Institute, Hebrew University, 1995. 348 p.

 

                            Articles

 

1.        Indonesia — Withdrawal from the U.N. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 14:637-646, April 1965.

2.        Space Law Documents. Edited for the special edition of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, December 1965.

3.        Kenya — Worker, Government and Trade Unions. East African Law Journal, December 1967.

4.        Chronique de jurisprudence israélienne. Journal de droit international (with Professor Levontin and Dr. Goldwater), 105, 1978.

5.        Equality of Women Under Israeli Law? Jerusalem Quarterly, 27:81-108, 1983.

6.        Strike Law in Israel: From “Sacred Tradition” to Collective Bargaining Liberty. In Inchieste di diritto comparato, Lo Sciopero, Guiffre — Editore, S.p.A., 391-410, 1987.

7.        Individual and Collective Dismissal — A Job Security Dichotomy. Comparative Labor Law Journal, 10:121-165, 1989.

8.        Socio-dynamic Equality — the Contribution of the Adversarial Process, in The Constitutional Basis of Political and Social Change in the United States. Shlomo Slonim (ed.), Praeger, 141-162, 1990.

9.        The Costs of Dismissal — An Analysis in Community Justice and Efficiency. International Review of Law and Economics, 9:181-207, 1989.

10.      Incorporation of Religious Patriarchy in a Modern State. International Review of Comparative Public Policy, Family Law and Gender Bias: Comparative Perspectives, 4:209-225, 1992.

11.      Constitutionalization of Labour Law? In The Changing Face of Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Liber Amicorum of Clyde Summers, Blanpain Weiss, (eds.), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden Baden, 1993, 83-108.

12.      On Equality. Mishpatim, 24:241-281, 1994 (in Hebrew).

13.      Religion, Multiculturalism and Equality — The Israeli Case, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, 25:193-241, 1995.

14.      On Affirmative Action. Mishpat Umimshal, 3:145-172, 1995 (in Hebrew).

15.      Women in Law in Israel — A Study of the Relationship between Professional Integration and Feminism. Georgia State University Law Review, 12:525-552, 1996.

16.      Trade Union Purposes from Collectivism to Individualism and Neoliberalism. Revue Internatinale de droit comparé, 193-215, 1995.

17.      Trials and Tribulations of Associated Newspapers in Foreign Forums. Industrial Law Journal, 26:235, 1997.

18.      Women’s Voice in Democracy. Basic Issues in Israeli Democracy, Raphael Cohen Almagor (ed.), Siphriat Poalim, 143-164, 1999 (in Hebrew).

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