601:564. FAMILIES ACROSS BORDERS (3) W/S, WI optional
Freedman
Limited Enrollment 20 students, 3 credits, W/S, WI optional, no final examination
All students will complete short writing assignments and participate in simulations, including oral arguments .
In our increasingly migratory and globalized world, as intimate partners, parents and children travel across state and international borders, families may have ties to multiple legal systems, either sequentially or simultaneously. This course will use readings, case studies and simulations to consider some of the legal issues that arise. The course will examine:
1. Uniform and federal laws and treaties designed to reduce disruptive effects on families with ties to multiple legal systems, such as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, Hague Conventions and the Dream Act;
2. The positive and negative impact on different types of families of
a. significant differences in domestic relations norms between different states and across international borders,
b. U.S. federal constitutional, human rights, benefit laws (e.g. Defense of Marriage Act), immigration law and policy, and
c. international human rights laws; and
3. Advocacy and litigation seeking recognition and protection of
a. the right to form and maintain family and intimate relationships,
b. assistance in the resolution of family disputes, and
c. protection from violence perpetuated by other family members or outsiders (as in the case of child abuse, intimate partner violence and child sex trafficking).
As context, the course will provide students with some background in the global political and economic forces impacting families, the normative debate about the existence and content of universal human rights and the role of particular religious, cultural, regional and national values in creating substantive variations in domestic relations law. The course will also consider the role of non-governmental organizations, human rights advocacy and global information networks as resources for supporting family life internationally.
Freedman
Limited Enrollment 20 students, 3 credits, W/S, WI optional, no final examination
All students will complete short writing assignments and participate in simulations, including oral arguments .
In our increasingly migratory and globalized world, as intimate partners, parents and children travel across state and international borders, families may have ties to multiple legal systems, either sequentially or simultaneously. This course will use readings, case studies and simulations to consider some of the legal issues that arise. The course will examine:
1. Uniform and federal laws and treaties designed to reduce disruptive effects on families with ties to multiple legal systems, such as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, Hague Conventions and the Dream Act;
2. The positive and negative impact on different types of families of
a. significant differences in domestic relations norms between different states and across international borders,
b. U.S. federal constitutional, human rights, benefit laws (e.g. Defense of Marriage Act), immigration law and policy, and
c. international human rights laws; and
3. Advocacy and litigation seeking recognition and protection of
a. the right to form and maintain family and intimate relationships,
b. assistance in the resolution of family disputes, and
c. protection from violence perpetuated by other family members or outsiders (as in the case of child abuse, intimate partner violence and child sex trafficking).
As context, the course will provide students with some background in the global political and economic forces impacting families, the normative debate about the existence and content of universal human rights and the role of particular religious, cultural, regional and national values in creating substantive variations in domestic relations law. The course will also consider the role of non-governmental organizations, human rights advocacy and global information networks as resources for supporting family life internationally.