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T   GENERAL n     CEDAW/SP/1994/3/Add.4    2February1994  \      ORIGINAL:ENGLISH 8    ?X!' HhdE8Hh?-88 P88-   MEETINGOFSTATESPARTIESTOTHE %  ЀCONVENTIONONTHEELIMINATION   ЀOFALLFORMSOFDISCRIMINATION Q ЀAGAINSTWOMEN k Seventhmeeting - NewYork,7February1994  Item5oftheprovisionalagenda* Y ̀Election,inaccordancewitharticle17,paragraphs4and5,  ЀoftheConventionof12membersoftheCommitteeonthe a ЀEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomentoreplace {# @ thosewhosetermsareduetoexpireon15April1994 = @BB%NotebytheSecretaryGeneral i @\\/Addendum E 1.  TheSecretaryGeneral,incompliancewitharticle17,paragraph3,ofthe 3! ConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen, M" invitedtheStatespartiestotheConventiontosubmittheirnominations,by # 10November1993,fortheelectionof12membersoftheCommitteeonthe y$ EliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen.The19nominationsthatwere  ;% receivedbythatdatewerepublishedindocumentCEDAW/SP/1994/3.One U!& additionalnominationwaspublishedindocumentCEDAW/SP/1994/3/Add.1,another "' twonominationswerepublishedindocumentCEDAW/SP/1994/3/Add.2andan " ( additionalfourwerepublishedindocumentCEDAW/SP/1994/3/Add.3.The #C!) SecretaryGeneralhasnowreceivedonemorenominationasfollows: ]$"*   JusticeDesireP.BernardGuyana %#, 2.  Biographicaldataconcerningtheabovementionedcandidate,asfurnishedby e' %. herGovernment,isannexedhereto. '(%/ 򀀀 /+(3   *  CEDAW/SP/1994/1. ,[*5 9406105(E)030294""W#/... .,8=L @1Annex  @<<'DesirePatriciaBernard R Dateofbirth:2March1939   Nationality:Guyanese  N Maritalstatus:Single    Professionalqualificationsandexperience $V  BachelorofLawsDegree,UniversityofLondon(LL.B)(Hons.)   PractisedasasolicitorintheHighCourtoftheSupremeCourtofGuyana, ,^  1964-1980   AdmittedtotheRollofSolicitorsinEnglandin1977 r  Appointedtoactasamagistrateinjuvenileandmaintenancecourts,1970 ( AppointedfirstwomanjudgeoftheHighCourtoftheSupremeCourtofGuyana, z 1October1980 <n AppointedCommissionerofOathsandNotaryPublic,1976  AppointedfirstwomanjudgeoftheCourtofAppealofGuyana,May1992.At Dv presenttheonlywomanholdingsuchapositionintheCaribbean 8 Membershipinorganizationsandcommittees  A.  National @  ElectedTreasurerofBusinessandProfessionalWomen'sClubofGuyana,1966  " ElectedCharterPresidentoftheGeorgetownToastmistressClub,1967,andserved "H$ until1972 " % ElectedSecretaryoftheGuyanaLawSociety,1968,andelectedPresidentofthe \$' Society,1972 %P( ElectedtotheCommitteeoftheGeorgetownTwiningAssociation,1970topromote &* twiningwiththecityofOttawa,Canada d' + FoundermemberofGuyanaConsumers'Association ("- MemberoftheCounciloftheUniversityofGuyanasince1971 l*#/ FoundermemberoftheConferenceontheAffairsandStatusofWomeninGuyana +"%1   ,%2 AppointedmemberoftheAdoptionBoardofGuyana,1972,andlaterservedas   DeputyChairmanforseveralyears  MemberoftheLegalPractitioners'CommitteeofGuyana,whichisresponsiblefor  F disciplineoflegalpractitioners,19721979   MemberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheGuyanaLegalAidClinic Z  MemberofGuyanaLabourCodeCommission,19751980   AppointedmemberoftheIncomeTaxBoardofReview,1976 b  FirstPresidentoftheGuyanaAssociationofWomenLawyers;heldthispostfor   twoyears   AppointedChairmanoftheLegislationCommitteeoftheGuyanaCommissionforthe ,^  InternationalYearoftheChild,1979   OnlyfemalememberoftheJudicialServiceCommissionofGuyanasince1982 r  ElectedPresidentoftheAllGuyanaNetballAssociation,1987 ( MemberoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheGuyanaGirlGuidesAssociation z AppointedfirstwomanChancelloroftheAnglicanDioceseofGuyana,andfirstin 0 theProvinceoftheWestIndies  B.  Regional Dv FirstSecretaryofCaribbeanWomen'sAssociation,19701974;atpresentserving  asaresourceperson  MemberoftheCaribbeanCouncilofLegalEducation,19701980 @  ElectedfirstandonlyfemalePresidentoftheOrganisationofCommonwealth  " CaribbeanBarAssociations,1976;madeHonoraryLifeMember,1980 T!# ServedasmemberandChairmanoftheCaribbeanSteeringCommitteeforWomen's " % Affairs,1978(laterestablishedastheWomenandDevelopmentUnitofthe #& UniversityoftheWestIndies) \$' MemberoftheCaribbeanTaskForceonAbortion,1978 %) C.  International d' + HonorarymemberoftheCanadianBarAssociation,19761978 ("- MemberandCountryVicePresidentoftheInternationalFederationofWomen l*#/ Lawyers .+`$0 MemberoftheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen, ,%2 19821992;servedasRapporteur,19821984andaschairperson,19851989 t-&3 ЇMemberoftheCommonwealthLawyers'Association  MemberoftheInternationalAssociationofWomenJudges R Outstandingachievements   GavevoluntaryservicetotheGuyanaLegalAidCentre,19751980 Z  WasappointedChairmanofaCommitteeestablishedbythePresidentofGuyana   in1981toexaminealllawswithaviewtoabolishingdiscriminationagainst    womenandagainstchildrenbornoutofwedlock.Asaresultofrecommendations, b  severaldiscriminatorylawsagainstwomenwereabolishedandtheBastardyAct $V  repealed.AnewActwaspassedgrantingchildrenbornoutofwedlockequal   statuswithchildrenborninwedlock.TheEqualRightsActwaspassed,aswell   astheActgivingsomeproprietaryrightstowomenlivingincommonlaw j  relationships ,^  Haswrittenseveralarticlesanddeliveredpapersandlecturesonthelegal   rightsofwomenandchildren r  AttendedNinthCommonwealthLawConferenceinAuckland,NewZealandand ( presentedakeynotepaperonviolenceandthefamilyaswellasapaperonthe  domesticapplicationofinternationalhumanrightsnormsasitaffectswomen z In1991,presentedpaperontheeffectofthecommonlawonCaribbean 0 jurisprudenceinTortola,BritishVirginIslands,tocelebratetwentieth  anniversaryoftheestablishmentoftheCaribbeanCouncilofLegalEducation  Awards 8 AwardedtheCaciqueCrownofHonour,thethirdhighestnationalawardofGuyana,  foroutstandingserviceintheimprovementofthestatusofwomen L~ ReceivedawardfromtheWomen'sUnitoftheUniversityofGuyanaforoutstanding ! contributioninthefieldoflaw  " AwardedmedalofservicefromtheCaribbeanWomen'sAssociation "H$ ReceivedawardfromtheUniversityoftheWestIndiesGuildofGraduates, #& NewYorkchapter,inNovember1992forcommitmenttotherightsofwomenand \$' childrenanddedicationtoscholarshipandCaribbeanjurisprudence %P( Otherinformation &* AttendedConferenceofWomenLawyersoftheCaribbeanandLatinAmericaheldin &(X!, Airlie,Virginia,UnitedStatesofAmerica,1975 ("- AttendedInternationalWomen'sYearConference,Mexico,1975 l*#/ AttendedFifthCommonwealthLawConferenceinEdinburgh,Scotland,asPresident +"%1 oftheOrganizationofCommonwealthCaribbeanBarAssociations,1977 ,%2  t-&3   AttendedannualconferenceoftheInternationalFederationofWomenLawyers,  SantaFe,NewMexico,UnitedStatesofAmerica,1979  AttendedmidDecadeWomen'sConference,Copenhagen,Denmark,1980,asaresource  F personforthenongovernmentalforum   AttendedendofDecadeWorldConferenceforWomen,Nairobi,Kenya,topresent Z  thereportoftheCommitteeontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen  N asitscontributiontotheWorldConference   VisitedJapanin1988asChairpersonoftheCommitteeontheEliminationof b  DiscriminationagainstWomenandmetwithwomen'sgroupsandmembersofthe $V  PrimeMinister'sAdvisoryCouncilonWomen'sAffairs   VisitedChinaattheinvitationoftheAllChinaWomen'sFederation j  ResourcepersonoftheDivisionfortheAdvancementofWomenoftheUnited   NationsSecretariatand,assuch,attendedtheregionalseminarheldinAntigua   inApril1992tosensitizegovernmentofficialsresponsibleforwomen'saffairs r  abouttheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainst 4f Women ( @1