Elizabeth Evatt
Elizabeth Evatt "was Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1976 to 1988 and then became President of the Australian Law Reform Commission until 1993. She was a part time Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission from 1995 – 1998 and Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1988 to 1994.From 1984 to 1992, she was a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, and chaired that Committee from 1989 - 1991. From 1993 to 2000 she was a member of the UN Human Rights Committee. Elizabeth Evatt has been a Judge of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal since 1998. She is Chair of the Board, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Sydney. In 2003 she was elected as a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists." [1]
- Advisory Board, Rights Australia [2]
- Patron, A Just Australia [3]
- UK Trustee, Equality Now [4]
- Founding Member, Earth Council Alliance [5]
- Patron, Lawyers Beyond Borders [6]
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References
- ↑ Castan Centre for Human Right Law, Castan Centre for Human Right Law, accessed October 10, 2007.
- ↑ Advisory Board, Rights Australia, accessed October 10, 2007.
- ↑ Patrons List, A Just Australia, accessed March 19, 2008.
- ↑ Directors, Equality Now, accessed August 30, 2008.
- ↑ Founding Members, Earth Council Alliance, accessed December 18, 2009.
- ↑ Patrons, Lawyers Beyond Borders, accessed March 23, 2011.
