ICEDC annual conference 2009:

Human Rights and Citizenship Education

Friday 10 July 2009 at the Clore Management Centre, Torrington Square, London WC1

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This conference is the third to be held under the auspices of the International Centre for Education for Democratic Citizenship, a joint centre of Birkbeck College and the Institute of Education, both of the University of London. It brought together national and international researchers, policy makers and education professionals from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Keynote speakers:

• Bill Bowring
• Gerison Lansdown
• Hugh Starkey

Bill Bowring is Professor of Law in the School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London and a practising barrister.  He has extensive professional practice representing applicants and appearing in the European Court of Human Rights. He is a Fellow of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex.

Gerison Lansdown is an international children's rights consultant. Recent publications include A Human Rights Based Approach to Education for All, UNICEF/UNESCO, 2008. She was actively involved in the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on behalf of children with disabilities.

Hugh Starkey is Reader of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and co-director of the International Centre for Education for Democratic Citizenship. He has acted as a consultant on human rights education for the Council of Europe, UNESCO, European Commission and the British Council.