The conference will focus on the topic of Islamic law and the implementation of Islamic law in Asia and the Middle East.

Conference Themes

• Islamic Law and Freedom of Religion or Belief
• Constitutionalism And Human Rights in Arab & Muslim World
• Women’s Rights and Modern Muslim Practices
• Islamic Law: International Terrorism, Radicalisation and Religious Extremism
• Finance and Succession in Islamic Law

Speakers

• Sir Michael Wood, KCMG, Member of the UN International Law Commission.
• Dr Muhammed Shabir Korotana ,Brunel University
• Dr Ahmed Shaheed, Essex University, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief.
• Professor Surya Subedi OBE, Leeds University, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia.
• Professor Shaheen Saradar Ali, Warwick University, former Vice-Chair UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions.
• Professor Mashood A Baderin, SOAS, former UN Independent Expert on Situation of human rights in Sudan.
• Professor Robert Gleave, Exeter University Professor of Arabic Studies.
• Dr. iur. Damos Dumoli Agusman, Secretary of Directorate General Legal Affairs, Indonesia.
• Professor Umut Turksen, Coventry University