Overview
Justice in the Balkans: Equality for Sexual Minorities Conference is a three-day international academic conference focused on the challenges and perspectives of people of the Balkans related to human rights on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Organized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Alumni Club Montenegro and in partnership with:
- Leipzig University Department of European, Public International and Public Law, Germany
- Lund University Department of Sociology of Law, Sweden
- UCLA School of Law, The Williams Institute, United States
- University of Montenegro, Faculty of Political Science, Montenegro
- European Commission on Sexual Orientation Law (ECSOL)
- International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Law Association (ILGLaw)
The conference will be held from October 23-26 at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Topics covered at the conference include:
The current situation in the Balkans, legal, cultural and social contexts, law and social development at the international and European level, the role of gender, community, law and social justice, homophobia and transphobia in the Balkans, police and military issues, future directions of legal and social development.
Conference activities include paper presentations, plenary sessions, expert panel discussions, networking opportunities and celebrations.
The working languages of this conference are Montenegrin and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided.
Last modified 19 Oct 2009