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Call for Papers

The conference is organized around a number of themes (as per the list below), and we invite abstracts for oral papers which address any one of these issues:

  • The protection of children under the law, in child welfare and family law
  • Children as citizens and their vulnerability: including indigenous children and the global movement of children, as refugees, child soldiers, and child trafficking
  • Youth justice
  • Family and health impacts on children.

Abstracts should not exceed 250 words. We invite submission of abstracts from 31 October 2008. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009. Notification of acceptance of the abstract will be emailed or posted within four weeks of receipt of the submitted abstract.

Accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings Book.

The official language of the conference is English. All abstracts should be submitted and presentations delivered in English.

Abstracts should include the following: Author/s details:

  • Full Name
  • Postal Address
  • Email
  • Telephone
  • Organisation
  • Title of Paper
  • Conference Theme being addressed.

All presenters must register and pay the full conference registration fee before the early registration deadline, to ensure inclusion in the final program.

NB: Presenters are responsible for the transport and storage of their presentation materials. The Conference staff cannot receive or store materials, so please DO NOT forward them to the registration desk. We cannot accept responsibility for your materials or their transportation.

Instructions:

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