International Women’s Day 8th March saw a major conference entitled “Conflict Resolution: Peace, Practice and Perspectives – celebrating Women as ARD Leaders”. It was a collaboration between CI Arb, which is the authority for the regulation, training, promotion of arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution in Ireland, Arbitral Women, a network of women from diverse backgrounds and legal cultures active in international dispute resolution, The Irish Women Lawyers Association and the Law Society. It was Sponsored by the Edward M Kennedy Institute for conflict intervention at NUI Maynooth. There were many delegates from many countries and Muriel Walls made a presentation entitled “Empowering couples to resolve their own family disputes” and the paper is attached.
