From moremeph at shu.edu Mon Apr 21 09:43:29 2008 From: moremeph at shu.edu (Philip Moremen) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:43:29 -0400 Subject: [Members] New ABILA International Disability Law Committee Message-ID: Dear ABILA members, Valerie Epps and I, ABILA co-directors of studies, are excited to announce the formation of the ABILA International Disability Law Committee. The Committee is looking for people with a passion for making a difference in a rapidly-emerging area of international law. If that is you, please contact Will Grignon at wgrignon at kirkland.com or (213) 680-8239. In 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities in an attempt to provide a global and transnational legal framework for the recognition and protection of the human rights of disabled persons. Nevertheless, disabled persons, and those who represent, serve, and employ them, face a bewildering patchwork of national and sub-national paradigms and practices regarding disability (mental, physical, medical, learning, functional, etc.). The mission of the International Disability Law Committee is to serve as a single, comprehensive, user-friendly, efficient, and effective entity that will gather information, bring together disparate voices, encourage dialogue, work towards understanding, and help to create workable solutions and long-lasting change. The International Disability Law Committee will serve as a: ? Forum for discussion, policy making, and problem solving ? Resource for legal information about disability law around the world ? Source of scholarly writing and expert opinion ? Support for lawyers in different nations so they may pursue, implement, and enforce disability rights in their respective jurisdictions The International Disability Law Committee will focus on: ? Preparing written reports on aspects of international law ? Organizing panels for ABILA conferences ? Offering views in policy-making processes or in amicus briefs ? Developing stratagems and solutions for disability-related legal issues JOIN NOW! Philip M. Moremen, J.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Seton Hall University McQuaid Hall 400 South Orange Ave. South Orange, NJ 07079 Phone: (973) 275-2517 Fax: (973) 275-2519 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ambranch.org/pipermail/members_ambranch.org/attachments/20080421/a3a33761/attachment.html