The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) will host its Annual Meeting from January 7 to 11, 2025, in San Francisco, California. Themed “Courage in Action,” the conference will explore the role of courage in legal education and practice, emphasizing the commitment to justice and advocacy in challenging contexts. The event will feature a variety …
Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law Special Issue Moratoriums on Islamic Criminal Punishments: Legal Debates and Current Practices The Journal of Islamic Law invites papers that explore both theoretical discussions and practical applications concerning the ḥudūd, penalties that Muslim jurists consider to be divinely ordained punishments. With the establishment of modern Islamic states and …
“The American Society for Legal History (ASLH) and the Institute for Legal Studies at the University of Wisconsin Law School are pleased to invite applications for the 13th biennial Hurst Summer Institute in …
From the Center: The University Center for Human Values invites practitioners, faculty members of any discipline, and independent scholars to apply for visiting residential fellowships for 2025-26. Scholars are expected to reside in or around Princeton or demonstrate to the program’s satisfaction the ability to be on campus daily. The fellowship is a full-time commitment …
The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians Towibah Majdub (Ben Gurion University / EUME Fellow of the Minerva Foundation 2024/25), Chair: Suhad Bishara (Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel / EUME Fellow 2024/25) Forum Transregionale Studien, Wallotstr. …
From BRAIS: “The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) is delighted to announce the 2025 round of the BRAIS Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World. This international prize is awarded annually to one outstanding doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past …
From the editors: The Law and Society Association is seeking its next Editor or Editorial Team for the Law & Society Review. The Editor Search Committee is eager to receive nominations, including self-nominations, for this important position in the law and society community. Founded in 1966 as the official journal of the Law and Society Association, Law & Society Review is regarded …
From the editors: The Law and Society Association is seeking its next Book Review Editor or Editorial Team for the Law & Society Review. Founded in 1966 as the official journal of the Law and Society Association, Law & Society Review is regarded by sociolegal scholars worldwide as a leading journal in the field. LSR is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes sociolegal scholarship on the …
MEM Panel Sponsorship for MESA 2025 (Washington, DC, on November 22-25): https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers As part of the efforts of Middle East Medievalists (MEM) to raise the profile of medieval studies at MESA, the MEM Board of Directors announces our 2025 call for panel sponsorship. MEM is a MESA affiliate and thus may sponsor up to three panels at each annual meeting. MEM sponsorship does not guarantee inclusion …
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 12:30-1:30PM US EST via Zoom, Professor Malika Zeghal (Harvard University) will present The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024). This book reframes the role of Islam in modern Middle East governance. Challenging other accounts that claim that Middle …
