Salzburg: Global Seminar “Islamic and International law” (14-19 november 2010)

SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR
SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR SESSION 475

Common Ground Project

ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

November, 14-19, 2010

Preliminary Program:

Sunday, 14 November 2010

12:30 Buffet Lunch
15:00 Coffee and Tea
16:00 Introduction to the 475th Salzburg Global Seminar and Program Overview

Opening Remarks:
Stephen Salyer
President & CEO, Salzburg Global Seminar Overview of the Common Ground Project
Mark Ellis, Co-Chair
Executive Director, International Bar Association, London

17:45 Tour of Schloss Leopoldskron
The Historic 18th Century Home of the Salzburg Global Seminar
18:30 Buffet Dinner
19:30 Opening Presentation
21:00 Reception and Drinks – Great Hall

Monday, 15 November 2010

7:30 Breakfast
9:00 Panel One: Chapter One: What is Islamic law? What is International Law?
PANELISTS:
Anver Emon
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toronto
Kathleen Cavanaugh *
Lecturer of International Law, Irish Centre for Human Rightsm (ICHR), National University of Ireland, Galway

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee and Tea
11:00 – 12:30 DISCUSSION
12:30 Buffet Lunch

14:00 Panel Two: Freedom of Speech: What are the bases in each tradition for protecting freedom of speech, and under what
circumstances can the freedom of speech be limited?

PANELISTS:
Nehal Bhuta
Core Faculty Member and Assistant Professor of International Affairs, The New School GPIA, New York
Anver Emon, Co-Chair
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toronto, Canada
Benjamin Glahn
Former Deputy Chief Program Officer and Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar

16:00 Coffee and Tea
18:30 Buffet Dinner
20:00 Fireside Discussion

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

7:30 Breakfast
9:00 Panel Three: Freedom of Religion – What are the bases in each tradition for supporting religious freedom, and what are the
limits to such Freedom?
PANELISTS:
Abdullah Saeed *
Director of Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Urfan Khaliq
Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Law School, UK

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee and Tea
11:00 – 12:30 Thematic Group Discussions
12:30 Buffet Lunch
14:00 TBD
15:30 Coffee and Tea
16:00 TBD
18:30 Barbeque Dinner
20:00 TBD

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

7:30 Breakfast
Panel Four: Gender and Equality: What is the relationship between gender, equality and the law?

PANELISTS:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Research Associate, Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Ratna Kapur
Director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Research, Geneva School of Diplomacy and and International Relations; Lecturer, Indian Society for International Law

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee and Tea
11:00 DISCUSSION – PANEL FOUR
12:30 Buffet Lunch

14:00 Panel Five: Minority Rights: To what extent does each tradition recognize and limit the rights of minority communities?

PANELISTS:
Kamran Hashemi
Author of Religious Legal Traditions, International Human Rights Law and Muslim States
Errol Mendes
Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada

16:30 Coffee and Tea
18:30 Buffet Dinner
20:00 TBD

Thursday, 18 November 2010

7:30 Breakfast
9:00 Panel Six: Punishment and the Rights of the Accused: To the extent that both systems permit punitive sanctions for criminal offenders, what are the limits on punishment? Furthermore, to what extent does each tradition protect the criminally accused, and in what circumstances are those protections limited or lifted?

PANELISTS:
Sadiq Reza *
Professow of Law, New York Law School, USA; Editor, Islamic Law and Law of the Muslim World Research Paper Series (SSRN Journal)

10:30 Coffee and Tea
11:00 DISCUSSION – PANEL FIVE
12:30 Buffet Lunch
14:00 CONCLUDING SESSION
15:30 Coffee and Tea
18:30 Reception
19:00 Classical Music Concert
20:00 Final Banquet Dinner
22:00 Party

Friday, 19 November 2010

7:30 Breakfast
9:00 Departures (All Day)
12:30 Buffet Lunch

*Invited/To be Confirmed

CONTACT AND QUESTIONS:

Should you have questions, please contact:
Astrid Koblmueller
Program Manager
Salzburg Global Seminar
+43 (662) 839 830
akoblmueller@SalzburgGlobal.org