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- The Centre for Family Law and Practice intervening in an important abduction case in the Supreme Court of the United States of America
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. The Centre is being represented on a pro bono basis by Timothy Scott QC of 29 Bedford Row, David Williams, and Jacqueline Renton, both of 4 Paper Buildings. The Centre is working with the Civitas Child Law Clinic at the Loyola Chicago School of Law on the intervention. The case raises issues which relate to the research work in which Professor Marilyn Freeman (co-director of the Centre) is involved regarding the effects of abduction, and the Centre looks forward to the clarification of the law in this area which impacts significantly on the question of child welfare.
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Parentage, Equality and Gender Conference 2013
The Centre for Family Law and Practice is delighted to let you know about its next conference, being held in London on 3- 5 July 2013.
For more information about this conference and how to book 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.
- New research into long-term effects of child abduction
A 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.
