Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
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<p><em>CJGL</em> is edited and published entirely by students at the Columbia University School of Law. The Journal publishes interdisciplinary works rooted in feminist inquiry with the aim of promoting dialogue, debate, and awareness that will broaden the very concept of feminism as one that critically engages varied forms of social hierarchy and power differentials and their relation to the law.</p>Columbia University Librariesen-USColumbia Journal of Gender and Law1062-6220Justice For Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Conference Report
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11878
<p>Domestic violence survivors seeking justice and safety in New York State’s family and supreme courts often encounter a deeply flawed, poorly functioning system that exposes them and their children to further harm. On October 13 and 14, 2022, a coalition of leading nonprofit agencies that serve and advocate for survivors convened a conference in New York City to address these systemic inequities and identify meaningful solutions. During the conference, Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Transforming an Inequitable Family Law System, attorneys, scholars, survivor leaders, members of the judiciary, social service professionals, psychologists and advocates identified key obstacles facing survivors and recommended needed reforms to New York State’s family law system.</p> <p>Specifically, the conference focused on widespread inequities in custody, visitation, and family offense cases, which proceed in both the family and supreme courts, and the devastating impact they have on survivors. Throughout the two days, panelists confronted the ways in which these courts fail to provide an effective and equitable system for domestic violence survivors seeking safety and protection for themselves and their families, and identified the most significant challenges they face. In family law proceedings, the stakes could not be higher for survivors and their children, as this inadequate and inequitable system of justice has led to tragic consequences, including death or injury at the hands of abusers, loss of child custody and/or visitation rights, and further trauma inflicted by the litigation itself. Panelists also addressed the egregious under-funding and poor functioning of the Family Courts and the endemic bias woven into these institutions. </p> <p>The Conference included ten keynote and panel presentations addressing significant systemic challenges and potential solutions for survivors of intimate partner violence in the family law system. The Conference featured first-hand accounts by survivors and practitioners, original research presented by renowned experts, and insights provided by prominent sitting and retired judges. Conference panelists drew from materials regarding the intersection of racism, misogyny, and other forms of oppression and its impact on systems, including groundbreaking reports on gender and racial bias in the court system. In addition, each panel provided relevant materials, including scholarly research, reports, studies, articles, statutes and proposed legislation, all of which remain available on the Conference website at https://www.familylaw2022.com/.</p> Family Law Roundtable
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2023-08-182023-08-1844115610.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11878Day 1 Panel 1: Addressing Inequity and Injustice In the Family Law System
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11879
<p>Day 1 – October 13, 2022 Keynote Panel 1: Addressing Inequity and Injustice In the Family Law System</p>Judy Harris KlugerBetty Weinberg EllerinTroy K. WebberJennifer FriedmanWilliam C. Silverman
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2023-08-182023-08-18441577510.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11879Day 1 Panel 2: How Bias Manifests in New York State's Family Law System
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11880
<p>Day 1 – October 13, 2022 Keynote Panel 2: How Bias Manifests in New York State's Family Law System</p>Hamra AhmadJacqueline FranchettiLinda LopezCarolyn SpringerShain FilcherRachel Braunstein
Copyright (c) 2023 Hamra Ahmad, Jacqueline Franchetti, Linda Lopez, Carolyn Springer, Shain Filcher, Rachel Braunstein
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2023-08-182023-08-184417610110.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11880Day 1 Lunchtime Speaker: Stephanie McGraw CEO W.A.R.M - We All Really Matter
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<p>Day 1 – October 13, 2022 Keynote Lunchtime Speaker: Stephanie McGraw CEO W.A.R.M - We All Really Matter</p> Dorchen LeidholdtStephanie McGraw
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2023-08-182023-08-1844110211910.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11881Day 1 Panel 3: Aligning the Law With Today's Conceptions of Domestic Violence: Coercive Control, Lethality, and Femicide
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11882
<p>Day 1 – October 13, 2022 Keynote Panel 3: Aligning the Law With Today's Conceptions of Domestic Violence: Coercive Control, Lethality, and Femicide</p>Jennifer FriedmanChitra RaghavanTanya SelvaratnamPaula CohenAnna Maria Diamanti
Copyright (c) 2023 Jennifer Friedman, Chitra Raghavan, Tanya Selvaratnam, Paula Cohen, Anna Maria Diamanti
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2023-08-182023-08-1844112015210.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11882Day 1 Panel 4: Fixing What's Broken: Reforming the System
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<p>Day 1 – October 13, 2022 Keynote Panel 4: Fixing What's Broken: Reforming the System</p>William C. SilvermanChristine PerumalKarla GeorgeJoan GerhardtDenise Kronstadt
Copyright (c) 2023 William C. Silverman, Christine Perumal, Karla George, Joan Gerhardt, Denise Kronstadt
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2023-08-182023-08-1844115317510.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11883Day 2 Panel 1: Protecting the Child: Focus on Intimate Partner Violence and Custody Law
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11884
<p>Day 2 – October 14, 2022 Panel 1: Protecting the Child: Focus on Intimate Partner Violence and Custody Law</p>Angela YeboahKara BellewJoan MeierMichael ScherzAnne-Marie JollyAlly Cable
Copyright (c) 2023 Angela Yeboah, Kara Bellew, Joan Meier, Michael Scherz, Anne-Marie Jolly, Ally Cable
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2023-08-182023-08-1844117620910.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11884Day 2 Panel 2: Promoting Equity From the Bench: Judicial Selection, Oversight, and Training
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11885
<p>Day 2 – October 14, 2022 Panel 2: Promoting Equity From the Bench: Judicial Selection, Oversight, and Training</p>Shahabuddeen AllySavina PlayterTamra WalkerRobert TembeckjianJuanita Bing Newton
Copyright (c) 2023 Shahabuddeen Ally, Savina Playter, Tamra Walker, Robert Tembeckjian, Juanita Bing Newton
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2023-08-182023-08-1844121023010.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11885Day 2 Lunchtime Speaker: Spotlight on Justice Initiatives: Judge Edwina Mendelson
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11886
<p>Day 2 – October 14, 2022 Lunchtime Speaker: Spotlight on Justice Initiatives: Judge Edwina Mendelson</p>Edwina Mendelson
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2023-08-182023-08-1844123123710.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11886Day 2 Panel 3: Self-Care as Self-Preservation: Understanding Vicarious Trauma & Enhancing Support for Providers
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjgl/article/view/11887
<p>Day 2 – October 14, 2022 Panel 3: Self-Care as Self-Preservation: Understanding Vicarious Trauma & Enhancing Support for Providers</p>Josie TorielliLisa AlexanderDorcas MillerHawthorne SmithVictoria Goodlof
Copyright (c) 2023 Josie Torielli, Lisa Alexander, Dorcas Miller, Hawthorne Smith, Victoria Goodlof
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2023-08-182023-08-1844123826710.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11887Day 2 Panel 4: Advocacy Planning and Closing Remarks
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<p>Day 2 – October 14, 2022 Panel 4: Advocacy Planning and Closing Remarks</p>Maya GroszLisa VaraHamra AhmadKarla GeorgeChristine PerumalShani AdessAnna Maria Diamanti
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2023-08-182023-08-1844126828810.52214/cjgl.v44i1.11888