Specialist conference
Details
Program as of 23/5/06
Monday, 12 June 2006: 14:00- 16:00
Legal Reform in the Arab World I: The General Context of Legal Reform and Development in the Arab World
Organizing Bodies:
Birzeit University Institute of Law
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
Free University of Brussels
Chair:Anis Kassim, Independent scholar and lawyer
Panelists:
- Legal Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries
Julio Faundez, University Of Warwick
- Legal reform and Good Governance in the Arab World
Abdulhay Sayed, Independent scholar and lawyer
- Legal Reform and Sustainable Development in the Arab World
Wahid Ferchichi , University of Tunis
- Legal Education as a driver of Legal Reform: The case of Palestine
Kim Van der Borght , Free University of Brussels
Simultaneous translation in English and Arabic will be available
Monday, 12 June 2006: 16:30 – 18:30
Legal Reform in the Arab World II: Legal Reform: Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Arab World
Organizing Bodies:
Birzeit University Institute of Law
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
Free University of Brussels
Chair: Ghassan Faramand, Birzeit University
Panelists:
- The Role of Constitutions in the Arab World
Assem Khalil, Birzeit University
- Sovereignty and the Limits of Legal Reform in the Palestinian Territories
Tobias Kelly ,University of Edinburgh
- Reform and Election Laws
Ammar Dwaik, Palestinian Central Elections Committee
- The Approximation between the Legal Systems of Arab States and the European Union's Regulations: the New Debate on Relationship between Globalization and Rationalization
Imed FRIKHA, University of Tunis
Simultaneous translation in English and Arabic will be available
Tuesday, 13 June 2006: 11:00 – 13:00
Legal Reform in the Arab World III: Reception of Law and Legal Transplants: Past and Contemporary
Organizing Bodies:
Birzeit University Institute of Law
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
Free University of Brussels
Chair: Sabah Al-Mukhtar, Arab Lawyers’ Network, UK
Panelists:
- Legal Reform in the Arab World: an Imperative of Self Determination
Hans Köchler, University of Innsbruck
- Legal Transplants in the Colonial Era
John Strawson, University of East London
- Legal Transplants in the Context of Conflict Situations: Palestine as a Case Study
Ghassan Faramand, Birzeit University
- Legal Transplants and Socio- Legal Change
Feras Melhem, Birzeit University
Simultaneous translation in English and Arabic will be available
Tuesday, 13 June 2006: 14:00 – 16:00
Legal Reform in the Arab World IV; Legal Reform and the Law Making Process (Zooming on Palestine)
Organizing Bodies:
Birzeit University Institute of Law
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
Free University of Brussels
Chair: George Giacaman, Birzeit University
Panelists:
- A Political Economy Perspective on Economic Law Making in Morocco, Jordan and Egypt
Noha El-Mikawy, UNDP
- Legal Reform in Financial Sectors in the Arab World: The Case of Palestine
Samer Fares, Birzeit University
- The Law Making Process between Theory and Practice: The Case of Palestine
Fayez Bikerat, Birzeit University
- Legal Reform of Juvenile Justice in Palestine
Reem Al-Botmeh, Birzeit University
Simultaneous translation in English and Arabic will be available
Wednesday 14 June 2006: 11:00 – 13:00
Legal Reform in the Arab World V: Family Law, and Shari’a as a Source of Legislation
Organizing Bodies:
Birzeit University Institute of Law
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
Free University of Brussels
Chair: Ali Khashan, Al-Quds University
Panelists:
- Constitutions and Shari’a as a Source of Legislation in the Arab World
Baudouin Dupret, IFPO
- Legal Reforms, Shari’a and Family Law in the Arab World
Lynn Welchman, SOAS
- Reform of Shari'a and Family Law in Tunisia
Naila Silini, Sousse University
- Towards Sustainable Equity: Gender-related Legal Reform in the Arab World between Theory and Practice
Maha Najjar, Free University of Brussles
Simultaneous translation in English and Arabic will be available
Wednesday 14 June 2006: 14:00 – 16:00
Legal Reform in the Arab World VI: Judiciary and the Rule of Law in the Arab World
Organizing Bodies:
Birzeit University Institute of Law
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean
Free University of Brussels
Chair: Kim Van der Borght, Free University of Brussels
Panelists:
- Judicial Impact Theory and Judicial Development Programmes in Palestine
Reem Bahdi, Universty of Windsor
- I've Heard it All Before: Egyptian Tales of the Rule of Law
Amr Shalakany, American University of Cairo
- Automation of the Judicial Systems in the Arab world
Nizar Saghieh, Independent Scholar and lawyer
- Legal Reform and Minorities in the Arab World
Jamil Salem, Birzeit University
Simultaneous translation in English and Arabic will be available
