Posts filed under ‘Family Law’

Conference: Law, Human Rights and Religion: Flashpoint

Nottingham Trent University hosts “Law, Human Rights and Religion: Flashpoint” on December 12, 2016. Conference presentations will focus on (1) religion, family law and the rights of children, and (2) religion, human rights, and constitutional issues.

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Topics: Conferences & Symposia; Family Law; Human Rights.

November 24, 2016 at 3:30 pm Leave a comment

Call for Papers: Gender and Family Entrepreneurship

The editors of Gender and Family Entrepreneurship, a book to be published by Routledge, invite proposals for book chapters. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2017.

You can send book chapter proposals to any of the editors:
  • Vanessa Ratten, v.ratten@latrobe.edu.au
  • Veland Ramadani, v.ramadani@seeu.edu.mk
  • Leo Paul Dana, lp.dana@montpellier-bs.com
  • Robert Hisrich, rhisric1@kent.edu
  • João Ferreira,jjmf@ubi.pt

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Family Law; Gender & Sexuality Law. 

October 20, 2016 at 9:38 pm Leave a comment

Call for Papers: Domestic Violence & Family Law

The journal Laws is currently running a Special Issue entitled “Domestic Violence and Family Law.”

This Special Issue focuses on domestic violence as a component of family law. What are the gaps between enactment of domestic violence laws, and implementation? What is the role of law enforcement in protecting victims of violence? To what extent do existing legal norms and doctrines need to yield to a modern understanding of human rights and gender equality, to make domestic violence laws effective?

Manuscripts are due by Oct. 1, 2016.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Family Law. 

 

August 3, 2016 at 9:54 pm Leave a comment

Calls for Papers: Harry Krause Emerging Family Law Scholars Workshop

The Family Law and Policy Program at the University of Illinois College of Law—in conjunction with Notre Dame Law School and Chicago-Kent College of Law—invites paper proposals for the Second Annual Harry Krause Emerging Family Law Scholars Workshop, which will be held May 27, 2016.

Proposals should be no more than two pages or 1,000 words in length and sent to Robin Fretwell Wilson at wils@illinois.edu before April 15, 2016. The Workshop Committee will notify selected Scholars by April 22, 2016.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia; Family Law.

April 11, 2016 at 7:46 pm Leave a comment

Conference: Family Realities and Family Law

The International Society of Family Law (ISFL) holds its North American Regional Conference, Family Realities and Family Law from May 22-24, 2016, at Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming.

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Topics: Conferences & Symposia; Family Law. 

April 4, 2016 at 8:32 pm Leave a comment

Call for Papers: Harry Krause Emerging Family Law Scholars Workshop

The Family Law & Policy Program at the University of Illinois College of Law in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Law School, the Brooklyn Law School, and the University of South Carolina School Law is seeking papers for the inaugural Harry Krause Emerging Family Law Scholars Workshop. The workshop is scheduled to take place on January 19, 2015 at the University of Illinois College of Law and is designed to assist and mentor emerging scholars in family law and related fields.

Proposals should be no more than two pages or 1000 words in length and e-mailed to Professor Wilson at wils@illinois.edu by December 1, 2014.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Family Law.

November 14, 2014 at 6:15 pm Leave a comment

Faculty in the News: Marc Perlin quoted in The Boston Globe

Marc Perlin was quoted in Massachusetts Top Court to Review Alimony Reform. To read the full article, click here.

Topics: Faculty in the News; Family Law.

October 10, 2014 at 6:46 pm Leave a comment

Call for Papers: Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum

Stanford Law School is issuing a call for papers to be presented at the Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum on June 27-28, 2014. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2014. For more information please go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences and Symposia; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Environmental Law; Family Law; Labor & Employment Law; Law, Culture & Humanities; Gender & Sexuality Law; International Law

February 26, 2014 at 8:14 pm Leave a comment

Call for Papers: The Law and the Child in Historical Perspective, 1400-2000

The University of Minnesota Law School invites papers for The Law and the Child in Historical Perspective, 1400-2000, on June 1-2, 2014.  The conference, one of a series begun in 2007, is intended to showcase the work of junior scholars working the field of legal history and to bring them into conversation with senior scholars.

For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Family Law; Legal History

November 6, 2013 at 7:19 pm Leave a comment

Charley Kindregan Interviewed by the BBC

On Feb. 19, 2013, Charley was quoted in the following BBC article: Should sperm donors have parental duties? To read the full article go here.

Topics: Faculty in the News; Family Law

February 21, 2013 at 6:23 pm Leave a comment

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