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Call for Papers and International Elder Law Symposium

By rmorgan

John Marshall Law School and Roosevelt University, College of Arts and Sciences,  both in Chicago, along with The East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China have issued a call for papers and an announcement of the upcoming 2014 International Elder Law and Policy Conference which will be held in Chicago on July 10 and 11, 2014.

According to the notice, the conference will have a number of plenary sessions, with each session having a panel of 2-3 authors who will present their research, with others as commentators and moderators for each panel.  This conference follows and adds to the UN meetings on General Assembly resolution 65/182.

Here are the details about the call for papers:

There is a call for original academic research on laws and policy that can protect elderly individuals around the world, which will be presented at the 2014 International Elder Law and Policy Conference in Chicago.  From the submitted abstracts, the Conference organizers will develop the agenda for the conference. 

The original research can be based on the following general themes (either limited to one or two countries, or a broader analysis of multiple countries):

  • The elimination of age discrimination;
  • autonomy, independent living, and health care issues affecting the elderly;
  • Life continuing with dignity because of adequate access to social security and other financial
    resources;
  • The prevention of elder abuse and violence; and Access to justice for elderly individuals in need of assistance.

Abstracts may be submitted by academics, graduate students, advocates, and other interested individuals and groups, of all disciplines, as long as the proposals focus on the law and public policy.  Abstracts must be written in English, and should be submitted to 2014elderlawconference@jmls.edu by October 31, 2013; and, the Conference organizers will contact all authors by November 15, 2013 with decisions on which abstracts have been accepted.  Late submissions may be accepted if space remains available.

Authors of abstracts accepted by the Conference organizers will be expected to submit a draft of the basically complete article, in English, by April 28, 2014.  After some general peer-reviewed comments, suggestions, and questions are provided back to each author by May 30, 2014, each author will then re-submit a revised draft, incorporating the comments, suggestions and questions, by June 16, 2014.  All revised draft papers will be posted on the conference website ahead of the conference, and all will clearly be marked “Draft Only – Do not Cite or Distribute.”  After discussing their research at the Conference, authors will then have until August 15, 2014 to submit the final article, which, if accepted as publishable through peer review, will be published in one of the academic journals or law reviews associated with The John Marshall Law School, Roosevelt University, or East China University of Political Science and Law. 

Any other author can submit an original academic article or paper in final form by August 15, 2014 for consideration of publication, even if the author did not participate in the conference.

Any questions, contact Professor Barry Kozak at bkozak@jmls.edu

Registration is anticipated to open in January of 2014.