On March 23-24, 2007, the World Law Institute brought together leaders from several countries as part of its inaugural conference on World Law and World Health. The conference was held at Emory Law's Gambrell Hall and will focus on "Especially [the] Health of Women in Least Developed and Developing Countries." Among the featured speakers were former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (via videotape); former president of Ireland Mary Robinson (via videotape); former president of Hungary Ferenc Madl; and Navanethem Pillay, judge of the International Criminal Court. These speakers and more than 40 outstanding panelists addressed issues of world health, including the role of both civil society and of government as sources of emerging norms of world healthcare law. Topics discussed included religious aspects of healthcare law and practice in diverse cultures, measures needed to prevent domestic violence, sexual trafficking of girls and young women, and female genital mutilation.