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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Children
By Tracy Thomas
A Feminist Perspective on Children and Law: From Objectification to Relational SubjectivitiesLaura A. RosenburyUniversity of Florida - Levin College of LawJuly 1, 2015International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Frontline: Children of Syria
Tonight, PBS will air Frontline's Children of Syria. The documentary follows four children "surviving in war-torn Aleppo, and their escape to a new life in Germany." This film is something of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Mexico: Asylum Elusive for Migrant Children — Major Obstacles for Central American Asylum Seekers
Central American children fleeing serious threats face formidable obstacles in applying for asylum in Mexico, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 151-page report, “Closed Doors: Mexico’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trauma Upon Trauma for Children and Women in Immigration Detention Centers
Guest blogger: Lizett Rodriguez, second-year law student, University of San Francisco:Are immigration detention centers being transformed into Japanese internment camps?During the Summer of 2014, the migration patterns of thousands of…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Bill proposed in Illinois would withhold birth certificates If fathers are not listed
Salon (Feb. 25, 2016): Illinois Republicans target single mothers and their babies: GOP bill would ban birth certificates, financial aid if father is not named, by Sophia Tesfaye: Last week, Republican…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Harmful Effect Debt Can Have On Kids
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Dartmouth found that children whose parents had high levels of bad debt, like credit card or medical…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
A Feminist Perspective on Children and Law
By Tracy Thomas
Laura Rosenbury, A Feminist Perspective on Children and Law: From Objectification to Relational SubjectivitiesAbstract: This chapter presents a new framework for thinking about feminism and children. The chapter begins by…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
A Few Simple Steps Every Parent Can Take To Protect Minor Children
The parents of minor children are often harried and have little free time to plan for the next week let alone years down the line. When they do plan for…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article On The Inheritance Rights Of Posthumously Conceived Children
Jeffrey Walters (Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D. 2015) recently published an article entitled, Thawing the inheritance rights of maybe babies: an answer to Indiana's statutory silence on posthumously conceived…
The Right Coast
Democrats demand better protections for transgender illegal immigrant children – Washington Times
Dozens of congressional Democrats asked federal health officials Monday to take extra steps to protect gay illegal immigrant children from abuse while they re in custody, including ensuring that transgender…