Monday, November 6, 2006 6:30-9 pm
House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street
Jurisprudence, usul al-fiqh, is a cornerstone of Islamic studies.
Starting with the Quran itself, law and theology are intrinsically
intertwined for both the Sunni and Shi'a schools of legal study. This
program presents what may be the most distinguished panel of academic
Islamic law scholars ever available to the public in the Western
Hemisphere. The topics will cover the background and fundamentals of
Islamic jurisprudence as well as the causes and basics of the Sunni-Shia
schism.
Moderator:
ROBERT E. MICHAEL
Chair, Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law
Speakers:
BERNARD K. FREAMON
Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School, Director of the Law School's
Summer Program for the Study of Law in the Middle East in Cairo --
Formation of the early precepts of Islamic Law, from the revelation of the
Quran through the defeat of the Rationalists
MARK D. WELTON (LT. COL., RET.)
Professor of International and Comparative Law, United States Military
Academy, West Point -- The development of Islamic Law from the end of the
Classical Period to the present
ROY P. MOTTAHEDEH
Gurney Professor of History, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard
University -- The origins of Shi'a Islam and the major differences from
Sunni jurisprudence
BERNARD HAYKEL
Associate Professor of Islamic Law and Middle Eastern History, Department
of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University -- Developments
and changes in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with a particular emphasis on the
role of the Zaydi School of non-Twelver Shi'ites
Sponsored by:
Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law, Robert E. Michael, Chair
For more information, please contact Robert E. Michael, Robert E. Michael
& Associates PLLC, 950 Third Ave., Suite 2500, NY, NY 10022, Tel:
212-758-4606, rema@walrus.com. There is no fee but registration is
requested. Please click here
http://www.nycbar.org/EventsCa
