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CALL FOR PAPERS:
NORTH-AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
JUNE 18-20, 2007
VANCOUVER, B.C.
"MAKING FAMILY LAW: FACTS, VALUES, AND PRACTICALITIES"
When the facts are clear and legislative values uncontroversial, it is relatively easy to design workable, cost-effective legal standards. But family law almost invariably involves contested facts and controversial values. Conference papers should address these special problems in the development of legal standards to govern family relationships. International and comparative approaches are encouraged but not required. The conference theme is inclusive, and papers may explore contested values (for example, individual autonomy vs. relational community, parents' rights vs. children's rights), facts (for example, the nature of cohabitation, the benefits and harms associated with divorce) or practical issues (for example, the relative advantages of discretion vs. rules, dispute resolution methods) in the context of either private rights and obligations (custody, property division, support) or public regulation of the family.
Please send a one-page proposal to: Professor Margo Melli
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
FAX: 1-608-262-5485
E-mail: msmelli@wisc.edu
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: April 1, 2007.
For more information, please contact:
ISFL Secretary General & Vancouver Conference Convener
Professor Marsha Garrison
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
E-mail: marsha.garrison@brooklaw.edu