Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW CLOSED

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS: all presenters at the World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights 2025 are required to attend in person to ensure the best possible experience for both speakers and delegates. The congress is designed as an interactive and immersive event, where face-to-face engagement is key to meaningful discussions, networking, and knowledge-sharing. In-person participation allows delegates to interact directly with speakers, fostering dynamic Q&A sessions, panel discussions, and collaborative opportunities that are not easily replicated in a virtual format. Additionally, the logistical and financial structure of the event is based on live attendance, ensuring that all speakers are fully integrated into the programme and able to contribute to the rich exchange of ideas that defines the congress.

Theme: Children Caught in Conflict – Inspiring Positive Change

The World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights invites submissions for presentations at its upcoming conference in Cambridge, taking place from 27th to 30th July 2025.

We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics related to the conference theme, including:

• Children and the justice system
• Child protection
• Children’s rights and the modern family
• Children in situations of vulnerability
• Children and identity
• Gender, disability, equality and equity
• Children’s digital rights
• Transparency and innovation in family court proceedings
• Digital advances in resolving family disputes
• Non-court dispute resolution processes including for cross-border families and children
• Family violence and violence against women including coercive control
• Sustainable development, the environment and children’s rights
• Poverty and children’s rights
• Child trafficking, forced marriage, female genital mutilation and exploitation of children
• Regional and international protection of children’s rights
• Children affected by war and other internecine conflicts