<p>The director of the <a href="ipl://391//W10=">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>&nbsp;will travel to the United Kingdom this month to take part in an international festival that celebrates diversity in Scotland.</p>
<p>Professor <a href="ipl://35//WyIxNSJd">Jill E. Family</a>&nbsp;will speak June 18 at the Refugee Festival Scotland on &ldquo;The Power of Procedure and Moving Across Borders.&rdquo; Her talk, at the University of Glasgow, will focus on access to justice for refugees both in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as barriers to access in both countries and why access is so important. The talk is presented by the Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network.</p>
<p>Family teaches and writes in the areas of immigration law and administrative law. The Law &amp; Government Institute she directs is dedicated to exploring law that defines the structure and operation of government and the relationship between individuals and government.</p>
<p>The Refugee Festival Scotland is &ldquo;an annual celebration of the contribution refugees make to the richness and vibrancy of life in Scotland,&rdquo; according to program materials.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I am pleased to be a part of this culturally significant event,&rdquo; Family said. &ldquo;It will broaden my view of immigration issues in the United Kingdom, which will enhance my teaching at home. An international perspective on law is crucial today.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Family has had other speaking engagements in the UK. She lectured last year at an event in association with Birkbeck College School of Law, presented by the Migration and Law Network. She spent the spring 2012 semester in London serving as a visiting scholar at the Queen Mary School of Law.</p>