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- Recent Major M&FLRP Conferences

- Other Events and Selected Presentations
    by Professor Wardle

 

Recent Major M&FLRP Conferences & Related Presentations & Papers

November 2, 2012 Symposium on "Is Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Constitutionally Required?" at BYU Law School
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Call for Papers
Contact Information of Participants
Draft Papers
Flyer
General Information
Photos
Program Schedule

July 11, 2012 Annual Conference of the American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals at Salt Lake City
Lynn D. Wardle powerpoint presentation on "Procreation, Family Relations, and the Need to Revive A Child-Centered Society."

June 14-16, 2012 ISFL North America Regional Conference on Sustaining Families:  Global and Local Perspectives at University of Iowa College of Law
Lynn D. Wardle powerpoint presentation entitled "Sustaining Families Throught ART and Adoption"

June 1-2, 2012 University Faculty for Life Annual Conference at BYU Law School
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Call for Papers
Contact Information of Participants
Draft Papers
Flyer
General Information
Program Schedule

May 7, 2012 Event Sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Association of Comparative and Private International Law at University of Vienna
Lynn D. Wardle powerpoint presentation on "International Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage, DOMA, and the Full Faith and Credit Clause"

April 27-28, 2012 International Society of Family Law Colloquium on Parents and Children - An Evolving Relationship at Reggio Emilia, Italy
Lynn D. Wardle powerpoint presentation on "Does the Hague Adoption Convention Improve or Depress Adoption? An American Perspective"

April 13, 2012 Lectures about "Same-sex marriage in Global, US, and California law, and the pending same-sex marriage litigation"
Presented to the Inland Empire (Riverside & San Bernardino California) chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Society by Professor Lynn Wardle and California attorney Stephen Ehat. Wardle slide show "Update on Prop 8 Litigation & the Movement to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage"
Ehat slide show about "History of and Update on Prop 8 Litigation in California"

March 22, 2012 Perry v. Brown: Update on the Prop 8 Litigation and Same-Sex Marriage
Proposition 8 Litigation by Stephen Kent Ehat
Update on Prop 8 Litigation & the Movement to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage by Professor Lynn D. Wardle

September 29, 2011 Colloquium on Indissoluble Parenthood
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Contact Information of Participants
Draft Papers
General Information
Flyer
Program Schedule

July 15-16, 2011 Symposium on the Jurisprudence of the Family: Parenting and the Influence of Culture at the University of Malta (Valletta campus, Aula Magna)
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Contact Information of Participants
Draft Papers
General Information
Program Schedule

May 12-13, 2011 Symposium on the Jurisprudence of the Family: Parenting and the Influence of Culture at the Pontifical University of Buenos Aires
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Contact Information of Participants
Draft Papers
General Information
Poster
Program Schedule

March 18-19, 2011 Symposium on ART, Adoption and the Rights of Children, sessions of the ISFL Regional Conference at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, Nassau, The Bahamas
General Information
Program Schedule
Contact Information of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers

January 28, 2011 Symposium on Belonging, the Family, and Families in Constitutional Law
General Information
Program Schedule
Contact Information of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers

October 29, 2010 Symposium on the Impact of Same Sex Marriage on Public Education: Implications for Schools, Students, their Families, and Educational Communities
General Information
Program Schedule
Contact Information of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers
SSM Powerpoint

May 28-29, 2010 Symposium on the Jurisprudence of the Family at Bratislava Law School
General Information
Program Schedule
Contact Information of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers

March 19-20, 2010 Symposium on DOMA Issues Concerning Federalism and Interstate Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
General Information
Program Schedule
Contact Information of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers

February 26, 2010 Symposium on The Future of Rights of Conscience in Health Care: Legal and Ethical Perspectives
General Information
Program Schedule
Contact Information of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers

Friday, March 13, 2009, at Boston College Law School and Monday, March 16, 2009, from 10a.m.-12p.m. in Room 472 JRCB.
Symposium on The Jurisprudence of Marriage and Other Adult Intimate Relationships
General Information
Program Schedule
List of Participants
Abstracts
Bios of Presenters
Draft Papers
Video of BYU Session on 3/16
Video of Boston College Law School sessions on 3/13

October 24, 2008 Presentation at Chapman University Law School, Chapman Dialogue on Same-Sex Marriage and Prop 8, on "The Need for Prop 8, or What's the Harm? Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families or Society?"
Presentation

November 2, 2007 Symposium on Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Adoption: Inclusion, Compromise, Protection and Consequences

March 2, 2007 Symposium on Children's Rights and Adoption

October 6-7, 2006 Colloquium on Marriage and Marital Law in Central and Eastern Europe

September 15-16, 2006 Symposium: "What's the Harm? How Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Harms Childrens, Families and Society"

Hosted by BYU Law School, Provo, Utah and co-sponsored by the Marriage Law Project at The Catholic University of America's Columbus Law School.

There will be six sessions, each involving four panelists. The conference will begin about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, and conclude about 1 pm on Saturday.

We believe it will be an up-to-date, excellent book or law review symposium issue designed to illustrate the importance of the institution of conjugal marriage, and the harm it will suffer if same-sex marriage is legalized.

April 21-22, 2006 Symposium: "Marriage, Adoption, and Gay and Lesbian Families in California Family Law."

Oct 28, 2005 Symposium: "Lofton and the Future of Lesbian and Gay Adoption."

Sept 9, 2005 Symposium: "A Federal Marriage Amendment."

April 16, 2005 "State Marriage Amendments." at Georgia State University Law School in Atlanta, Georgia

Nov 5, 2004 Symposium: "Interjurisdictional Recognition of Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships and Incidents of Marriage." Co-sponsored with the Ave Maria School of Law

Oct 8, 2004 Symposium: "Parentlessness: Protecting the Best Interests of Parent-Deprived Children Growing Up in a World of Diversity." at Brigham Young University

Other Events and Selected Presentations by Professor Wardle

December 13-16, 2010 Mt. Kopaonik School of Natural Law Presentation by Professor Wardle

August 13, 2010 Presentation on "Making the World a Better Place for Families" at the LDS Dentists Spouse Conference at BYU Conference Center

January 22, 2010 presentation on "The Wrongs of Roe and the Rights of Conscience" at J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU

November 20, 2009, CLE on Counseling and Ethics in Utah Divorce Practice
Information and Registration

October 7, 2009 Presentation at George Mason University Law School Discussion of "Protecting Rights of Conscience in Health Care: Conscience vs Access," sponsored by the Federalist Society and American Constitution Society"

Aug. 18-21, 2009 BYU Education Week - 'What's the Harm?' Changes and Challenges in Family Law

January 22, 2009 Prospects for the Future of Roe v. Wade as Constitutional Doctrine
General Information
Program
Speaker Bios
Wardle Ppt Presentation - Effects of 36 Years of Roe

December 2, 2008 Lecture on the Need for Consitutional Protection for Marriage to Family Life 100 (Professor David Dollahite) at 270 Brimhall Building, BYU
Presentation

November 11, 2008 Same-Sex Marriage and the Elections: A Pro- and Con- Panel Discussion
General Information

November 6-8, 2008 Norte Dame Center for Ethics and Culture

October 27, 2008 Presentation at Nova Southeastern University Law Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, in Debate on Same-Sex Marriage and Proposed Amendment 2, entitled "The Need for Constitutional Protection for Marriage."
Presentation

October 23, 2008 Presentation to Coalition of J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Christian Legal Society, St. Thomas More Society, Alliance Defense Fund, and Arizona Public Policy at Phoenix History Museum about "The Need for Constitutional Protection for Marriage."
Presentation

October 18, 2008 Presentation to Australian Family Association Bi-annual Conference in Freemantle (Perth), Australia on "The Forgotten National Treasure: Marriage, The Creation of Social Capital, and the Building of the Social Infrastructure"
Speech
Presentation

October 12, 2008 Presentation to Interfaith Coalition at St. Mel's Parish, Fair Oaks, CA on "How Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages Harms Individuals, Families and Society: What's the Harm and Is There Hope to Prevent It?"
Presentation

October 11, 2008 Presentation to Charter and Home School parents at home of Dean & Linda Forman, Meadow Vista, CA on "Children are not 'Mere Creatures of the State' -- Reflections on the Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Education"
Presentation

October 10, 2008 Presentation at McGeorge Law School Debate on Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution entitled "What's the Harm? Prop 8 and the Need for Constitutional Protection for Marriage."
Presentation

October 10, 2008 Presentation to J. Reuben Clark Law Society & LDS Business Association in Sacramento, CA on "What's the Harm? Does Leglaizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families or Society?"
Presentation

September 16, 2008 Presentation on "Alimony on the Margin: Is Homemaking Service Really 'Productive Labor'?" at ISFL 13th World Conference in Vienna

September 7, 2008 Presentation on 'Ten Reasons to Stand Up for Marriage' to the Tri-Stake Fireside in Burbank, CA

September 5, 2008 Presentation on 'Constitutional Protection for Marriage' to the Inland Empire chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society

August 21, 2008 Current Legal Issues Involving Same-Gender Relations and Family Law. Presentation to J. Reuben Clark Law Society CLE at BYU Education Week

February 1, 2008 BYU Law Review Symposium on Comtemporary Conflict of Laws Issues in Family Law

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 12 Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room 306 JRCB Reflections on Thirty-Five Years of Roe v. Wade: Pro and Con

 

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