Session details
IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C3.1, Convention Centre, Level 3
Session information
Planning for life after death: surrogacy and the status of frozen genetic material after death, property rights of the body and their impact on the laws of succession
Tuesday 10 October (1430 - 1730)
Committee(s)
Family Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
The session will discuss reproductive rights in the global village, succession and property rights in regard to frozen genetic material after death, the entitlement to and status of frozen genetic materials after death and the right to procreate.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Barbara Connolly QC QC | 7 Bedford Row Chambers, London, England; Vice Chair, Family Law Committee |
| Joshua Seth Rubenstein | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, New York, USA; Membership Officer, Family Law Committee |
Speakers
| Professor Rosalind Frances Croucher AM AM | Australian Human Rights Commission, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Rahima Nato-Kalfane | Cabinet BWG Associes, Paris, France; Officer, Family Law Committee |
| Stephen Richard Page | Harrington Family Lawyers, Brisbane, Australia |
| Margaret E. Swain Esquire | The Law Office of Margaret E. Swain/AAAA, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |