Centre for Family Law and Practice
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Patron: Baroness Hale A Centre for specialised:
in Family and Child Law and associated subject areas The Centre for Family Law and Practice was set up in January 2009 to facilitate the interface between academe and practice in the broad area of Family Law and associated topic areas. Please click on the links to view further information about ouractivities and forthcoming events
Have you seen the International Children Law Information Portal - a current awareness site for specialist practitioners.
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Newsflash BOOKING IS NOW CLOSED for The 2nd International Family Law and Practice Conference 2013 "Parentage, Equality and Gender".
Booking for The 2nd International Family Law and Practice Conference is now closed and we are operating a waiting list. If you would like to be included on this waiting list please send your completed booking form to Lucy Hall via l.hall@londonmet.ac.uk
The 2nd International Family Law and Practice Conference 2013 'Parentage, Equality and Gender' Final Programme Published
We are delighted to publish our final conference programme for the Parentage, Equality and Gender conference which will take place from 3 - 5 July 2013. The Call for Papers closed on the 30th April 2012 after an extremely high level of international response. Since publishing our draft programme, we have therefore re-organised the schedule to accommodate the many excellent contributions which were submitted, and are looking forward to welcoming expert subject speakers from more than 25 different countries to what we expect to be a busy, and productive, event. The early - bird booking period will close on the 31st December 2012, and early booking is recommended. Click here to view our programme page
The Centre for Family Law and Practice intervening in an important abduction case in the Supreme Court of the United States
The Centre is intervening in the case of CHAFIN in which the United States Supreme Court will decide whether a child who has been returned to the state of habitual residence in accordance with the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention is at risk of being re-returned in circumstances where an appeal is lodged after the child's return.
For more information please click here
Centre successful in funding bid - Forced Marriage research continues
Following the publication of our Report on a Pilot Study into University Responses to Forced Marriage and Violence Against Women in the UK (available to download from our dedicated webpage by clicking here), the Centre is delighted to have been awarded funding by the Forced Marriage Unit to continue its work on this issue. As before, the new research will be conducted by Professor Marilyn Freeman and Professor Renate Klein. We will keep you updated as the research progresses, so do keep consulting our website for news.
Centre successful in funding bid - Forced Marriage research continues
Following the publication of our Report on a Pilot Study into University Responses to Forced Marriage and Violence Against Women in the UK (available to download from our dedicated webpage by clicking here), the Centre is delighted to have been awarded funding by the Forced Marriage Unit to continue its work on this issue. As before, the new research will be conducted by Professor Marilyn Freeman and Professor Renate Klein.
We will keep you updated as the research progresses, so do keep consulting our website for news.
NEW RESEARCH INTO LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CHILD ABDUCTION
A new research project to consider the long-term effects of child abduction is being undertaken at the Centre for Family Law and Practice (CFLP) at London Metropolitan University by Professor Marilyn Freeman, who has conducted extensive research in the area of child abduction over many years. The project will analyse data from research samples of adults and young persons based mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States who were abducted as children.
For more information about this and other research being undertaken by the Centre please check our Research page.
MEMBERSHIP
Centre for Family Law and Practice now FREE
No subscription and free access to the journal for 2012 and 2013
Automatic membership for all delegates to the Centre's 2013 conference.
Click here to view our membership page
NEW CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS
Please note that the contact details for the Centre have changed. A reminder of the correct information appears below: The Centre for Family Law and Practice,
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