Geoffrey Bedford Strickland
Geoffrey Strickland, JD, JCL, LLM, is an international lawyer focusing on dispute settlement and human rights advocacy. He served the Holy See for over 10 years as a legal analyst with the Pontifical Council for the Family, as facilitator of the Forum of Catholic-inspired Non-governmental Organizations and as a translator for various Vatican offices. His research interests include the nexus of law, language and interpretation, as well as human rights synergies in civil society.
Geoffrey Bedford Strickland, J.D., J.C.L., serves as International Associate and Rome Office Director for Priests for Life/Gospel of Life Ministries and as collaborator with the Pontifical Council for the Family. His research and publications pertain to the state of the family in the modern world and the dignity of human life in all periods of its existence. In his role as Rome Office Director and International Associate, he provides research and analysis of canonical and international legal themes pertaining to family and life issues. In his role as collaborator with the Pontifical Council for the Family, he has provided research and analysis regarding legal issues pertaining to the family and human dignity in the modern world, compiling an international legal database (organized by topic, region, and law), focusing upon areas pertaining to the family, human life in all periods of its existence, demographics, and gender ideologies. He assists in language related work (translation and interpretation) of Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Arabic, as well as in English language media efforts.
