The Santa Clara Law Review’s 2008 Symposium – When Change Comes Home: Legal Repercussions and Comparative Perspectives on the Transforming Structure of American Households – will provide a forum for debating and analyzing the legal and social issues surrounding the transforming structure of American families. The day-long Symposium is scheduled for February 15, 2008, at the Santa ClaraUniversity’s Adobe Lodge and is open to the public.
The Symposium comes after the 2005 U.S. Census found that the proportion of households headed by married couples in the United States became a minority, dipping to a historic low of 49.7 percent. The potential social and economic implications are profound as cohabitation among unmarried couples has become more common in the United States. As this trend continues, we must consider reforming the law to better serve and support the full range of close personal relationships among adults and families.
The Symposium brings together judges, attorneys, policymakers, and scholars for a three panel discussion. In addition to addressing the legal repercussions of the changing American household, the panelists will also explore the topic from various gender and class based perspectives. Finally, the Symposium will discuss judicial responses to these societal changes.
Nancy Polikoff, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law, will deliver the keynote address. For over thirty years, Professor Polikoff has been writing and litigating cases involving non-traditional families. Her forthcoming book Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law, which will be published on February 6, 2008, explores how the law can value all families.
The Santa Clara Law Review is a legal periodical edited and published by law students of Santa Clara University School of Law.
Register online at: http://law.scu.edu/lawreview/symposium.cfm
(Registration deadline is Feb. 1, 2008)
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Registration (includes lunch): Ø All Students and SCU faculty: Free Ø Non-Profit/Tax-Exempt Organizations: $89 Ø General Admission: $169 Ø Late General Admission Registration (after Feb. 1, 2008): $199 Parking: $6 (on-campus parking available on day of event) MCLE: Attorneys can earn 5 hours of credit toward bar-required continuing legal education. |
Schedule Highlights: 8:30-9:30 a.m.—Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:30-9:45 a.m.—Opening Remarks 9:45-10:15 a.m.—Keynote Address 10:15-11:45 a.m.—Panel I: Legislation 11:45-1:30 p.m.—Lunch 1:30-3:00 p.m.—Panel II: Comparative Perspectives 3:00-3:15 p.m.—Break 3:15-4:45 p.m.—Panel III: Judicial Perspectives Address: Adobe Lodge at Santa Clara University, |
