Islam, the application of Sharia, and Human Rights

Thursday 5 June 2008 09:30 to 18:00

Location

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP
 

Participants

This event is now fully booked.

Welcome

  • Professor Robert McCorquodale, Director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Keynote Speaker

  • Prof. Hashim Kamali, International Islamic University of Malaysia

Chairs and Speakers:

  • Dr. Nisrine Abiad, The British Institute of International and Comparative Law
  • Mr. Kamran Arif, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  • Dr. Georges Assaf, Beirut Bar Association
  • Prof. Mashood Baderin, SOAS, University of London
  • Hossam Baghat, Egyptian initiative for Personal Rights
  • Dr. Reza Eslami, Shahid Beheshti University
  • Prof. Robert Gleave, University of Exeter
  • Dr. Habibi Mojandeh, Mofid University - Faculty of Law
  • Dr. Rahim Nobahar, Shahid Beheshti University
  • Prof. Javaid Rehman, Brunel University
  • Professor Shaheen Sardar Ali, Warwick University
  • Dr. Niaz Shah, Hull University
  • Dr. Ayesha Shahid, Hull University
  • Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Supreme Court of Pakistan

Issues that will be addressed:

  • The impact of Islamic considerations on the ratification and implementation of international human rights instruments
  • Theological approaches to Islamic Jurisprudence and Human Rights Law
  • Case studies: Implementation of Human Rights Laws through Islamic Jurisprudence
  • Implementation of Human Rights Standards through judicial activism