Conference Schedule

 
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 - Venue: California Mission Room
 
 
8:30 to 9:00 AM: Breakfast
 
9:00 - 9:15 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Sloss, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Global Law and Policy
Greg Hawley, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Law
Pearl Geronimo, Senior Symposium Editor of the Journal of International Law
 
9:15 to 10:45 AM: Panel One
Presenter: Manisuli Ssenyonjo

Paper topic: Jihad Re-examined: Islamic Law and International Law
Commentator:  Saira Mohamed
Commentator:  Hisham Hellyer
Moderator:  W. David Ball
 
10:45 - 11:00 AM: Break
 
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM: Panel Two
Presenter:  Seval Yildirim

Paper topic: Global Tangles: Laws, Headcoverings and Religious Identity
Commentator:  Peter Danchin
Commentator:  Anissa Helie
Moderator:  Beth Van Schaack
 
12:30 to 2:00 PM: Lunch and Lunch time speaker: Dr. Hisham A. Hellyer -
Reflections from the Revolution: The Square of the People in Tahrir
(talk is from 1:30 - 2PM)
 
2:15 to 4:00 PM: Panel Three
Presenter: Brett Scharffs

Paper topic: The Implications of Anti-Discrimination Norms for Religious Autonomy
Commentator: Asifa Quraishi
Commentator: Johan Van der Vyver
Commentator: Tad Stahnke
Moderator: David deCosse
 
4:00 - 4:15 PM: Break
 
4:15 to 5:15 PM: Keynote Address
Ambassador Robert Seiple - Religion and International Law; Matching Vision to Mission
 
5:30 to 6:30 PM: Reception
 
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2011 - Venue: California Mission Room
 
 
8:45 - 9:00 AM: Breakfast and Welcome Back Remarks
 
9:00 to 10:30 AM: Panel Four
Presenter: Lama Abu-Odeh
Paper topic: Notes on the Study of Islam, Muslims and the Islamic
Commentator: Haider Hamoudi
Commentator: Shadi Mokhtari
Moderator: David Sloss
 
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break
 
10:45 - 12:15 PM: Roundtable Discussion
 
12:15 - 12:30 PM: Closing Remarks
 
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