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News & Events
- Key Backers Endorse International Adoption Policy Statement - June 15, 2009
- More than 130 legal scholars in the fields of human rights, child rights, civil rights, and family law, and from six children's rights and adoption policy organizations have endorsed the Int'l Adoption Policy Statement. The Malawi court's recent ruling approving Madonna's second adoption is consistent with the core principles in this Policy Statement. [Tue, 16 Jun 2009]
- Campaign to Support Child Rights and International Adoption - May 2009
- Learn more about our International Adoption Campaign. If you are a faculty member, represent a law school program or a non-profit organization, you can endorse our International Adoption Policy Statement. [Wed, 13 May 2009]
- CAP Faculty Director's NYTimes Editorial "Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World" - May 10, 2009
- In a New York Times editorial, CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet was one of six contributors who shared their opinions on international adoption and what the standard should be for allowing international adoptions. [Mon, 11 May 2009]
- Research Assistant Position at CAP - Apply by April 24, 2009
- Prof. Bartholet is looking for part-time help from a Research Assistant in mid-May to mid-June 2009 period in connection with article on International Adoption. Work can be done from a distance by email and telephone, since limited time needed would be consistent with another job. Send her (ebarthol@law.harvard.edu) emails indicating interest with c.v.'s by end of day Friday April 24th. [Tue, 14 Apr 2009]
- Save the Children from Save the Children - Press Release on Madonna's 2nd Adoption
- CAP and associates release a statement in response to the Malawi court decision on Madonna's second adoption. [Fri, 03 Apr 2009]
- Clinical Forum - April 6, 2009
- Stop by the Child Advocacy Clinic table at the Clinical Forum organized by the Office of Clinical Programs. The Forum is a great opportunity to learn about how CAP's Clinic works. 6:00-8:00 PM, Austin Hall, First Floor, Harvard Law School [Fri, 03 Apr 2009]
- Lunch Conversation on Forced Marriage - March 16, 2009
- Join the Child Advocacy Program for a lunch conversation on Forced Marriage in the United Kingdom with Visiting CAP Scholar Mary Welstead. Lunch will be provided. Noon - 1:00 PM, Pound 407, Harvard Law School. [Wed, 04 Mar 2009]
- ABA Program on Public School Reform - Feb. 13, 2009
- What is the Role of Lawyers and the ABA in promoting public school reform for at-risk youth? Join the ABA and others for this FREE day-long event. Hynes Convention Center, Room 309, 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM. [Tue, 03 Feb 2009]
- International Adoption Conference - March 6, 2009
- Join the Center for Adoption Policy, HLS's Child Advocacy Program, and the Justice Action Center at New York Law School for "International Adoption, the United States and the Reality of the Hague System." [Thu, 22 Jan 2009]
- CAP Faculty Director Quoted in Calgary Herald Article on International Adoption - Nov. 8, 2008
- CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet responds to recent attacks on international adoption in a recent article in the Calgary Herald. [Wed, 12 Nov 2008]