7-8 May 2015, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON<\/p>\n
A one-day conference will be held on Thursday 7 May, and will explore innovative approaches to dealing with family violence based on principles, practices and values of restorative justice. The following day, Friday 8 May, a professional development workshop will run for restorative justice facilitators and family violence workers.<\/p>\n
The conference will be of interest to academics, policymakers, service providers and practitioners in the family violence and restorative justice sectors.<\/p>\n
The goal is to consider the potential (and the pitfalls) of community-based interventions based on restorative justice procedures to address one of the most challenging social problems in our society.<\/p>\n
The Law Foundation is helping to bring the keynote presenter Leigh Goodmark<\/a>, Professor of Law in the Frances King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland. Professor Goodmark directs the Gender Violence Clinic, a clinic providing direct representation in matters involving intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, trafficking, and other cases involving gender violence. Professor Goodmark is known for her award-winning book A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence and the Legal System”<\/a> (NYUP, 2012).<\/p>\n Further information about the symposium is available on this flyer<\/a>. Registrations are being taken by Hannah Gabriel<\/a> at VUW.<\/p>\n 7-8 May 2015, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON A one-day conference will be held on Thursday 7 May, and will explore innovative approaches to dealing with family violence based on principles, practices and values of restorative justice. The following day, Friday … Continue reading The Law Foundation is providing funding of up to $10,000 towards bringing the keynote speaker and towards transcription costs.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"