CFP American University L Rev Symposium on Race and Youth Injustice

The American University Washington Law Review will hold its annual symposium on “The Impact of Race on Youth [in]Justice: A Closer Look at Young People of Color and the Legal System.” The Law Review is placing a call for submissions. The Symposium takes place on Friday, February 4, 2022. 

The law review provides additional description of their topic and suggested topic areas that include Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and DACA.

Traditionally, we dedicate our Annual Symposium to exploring a burgeoning area in the legal field; young people, particularly young people of color, often have decisions made for them through legal systems every day. AULR is placing a call for submissions—including legal articles and other scholarly commentaries related to this topic—for publication and potential discussion at its February 2022 Annual Symposium.

Suggested Topic Areas

Aging out of Foster Care
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Disparate Sentencing in the Juvenile Legal System
Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Legal System
Family Separations at the Border
Housing Disparity Impacts on Youth
Policies that Lead to Foster Care Involvement
School Segregation
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
The School to Prison Pipeline
Transgender Youth of Color

Important Dates
December 1, 2021: Draft Manuscript Submission Date (to keep production
on schedule, the Law Review must receive a draft of your manuscript by this
date. This will allow us the necessary time to review the piece and prepare
your publication agreement)

January 11, 2022: Final Manuscript Submission Date (Tentative)

February 4, 2022 Inperson conference (live-streamed)

MHC (h/t Jayesh Rathod)