International Interdisciplinary Conference: Contemporary children and families: opportunities and challenges in law, policy and practice
Date: 6 & 7 September 2023
Location: Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh
Organisers: Dr Rob Clucas, Dr Michal Piegzik, Dr Rebecca Williams
Keynote speakers: Professor Jonathan Herring (Exeter College, Oxford, UK); Professor Martha Albertson Fineman (Emory, USA), Professor Gillian Black (Edinburgh)
The 2023 Conference was the culmination of a period during which the Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Network was established, to further the work of the Centre for Child and Family law and Policy at Edinburgh Napier University. As our theme, we are focusing on the opportunities and challenges in law, policy and practice, for contemporary children and families, in Scotland, the UK, and the wider world.
The Centre aims to contribute to the understanding and development of Scots law and policy through collaborative and multi-disciplinary work. We aim to engage in a meaningful way with academics, legal professionals, law- and policy-makers, third sector organisations, and the people impacted by Child and Family Law (broadly understood), in order to bring about positive change.
The purpose of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Network funding is to build positive relationships between key individuals and organisations around Scotland and beyond, with a view to sharing ideas and research and strengthening links between those working in and around the field of Child and Family Law and policy.