Australian Family Law for Muslims Program: Introduction to Family Law (Session 1)

Date & Time : Saturday Oct 31 2009, 5-7 pm
Venue: The University of Melbourne
Speakers:
Hyder Gulam
with
Ramzi El-Sayed, Ahmed Imam, Abdullah Saeed and Monique Tooley.
Enquiries/RSVP: (E) nceis-info@unimelb.edu.au (T) 03.83443559
This event is free of charge.
Places are limited, please RSVP to secure your place.

Australian Family Law for Muslims Program: Introduction to Family Law

The Australian Family Law for Muslims Program is a series of three professional development seminars designed to provide relevant legal knowledge to community and religious leaders working with the Muslim community. Key concepts in family law will be presented, with a special focus on the law as it relates to the practice of community leadership and dispute resolution in the Muslim context.

These sessions are designed to provide an understanding of the fundamentals of Australian family law.

Introduction to Family Law (Session 1) will cover:

1.    Introduction and overview of family law in Australia
2.    Understanding the key legal concepts in Australian family law
3.    Appreciation of these legal concepts in practice - a general grasp of the historical evolution of family law and what constitutes the family
4.    Understanding and evaluating how the law defines ‘family’
5.    Assessment of developments in family law, and reflections on their interaction with Muslims in Australia.

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