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SUMMARY:2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting\, San Francisco\, January 7-11\, 2025
DESCRIPTION: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 of programs\, including scholarly sessions\, discussion groups\, and symposia\, providing a platform for law educators\, scholars\, and practitioners to engage in meaningful dialogue and share insights. Registration for the meeting opened on September 12\, 2024. \nThe meeting will take place at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square\, with additional programs and guest rooms at Parc 55 San Francisco. \nFor more information and to register\, please visit the official AALS Annual Meeting website.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/2025-association-of-american-law-schools-aals-annual-meeting-san-francisco-january-7-11-2025/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250114
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law Special Issue\, January 13\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law Special Issue \nMoratoriums on Islamic Criminal Punishments: Legal Debates and Current Practices \nThe 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 incorporation of ḥudūd into their legal systems\, these punishments have become a cause célèbre\, contributing to heightened anti-Muslim sentiment\, Islamophobia\, and criticism from international human rights organizations. In response\, some contemporary Muslim scholars have called for the suspension of ḥudūd\, presenting a range of theological\, jurisprudential\, and political arguments. These calls\, however\, face substantial resistance from traditionalists who view ḥudūd as an essential component of sharīʿa. This has resulted in a polarized debate between proponents and opponents of ḥudūd\, with each side presenting consequentialist and deontological arguments. The ongoing debate between pro-and anti-ḥudūd jurists not only underscores the conflict between progressive and conservative viewpoints but also challenges the foundational socio-legal and ethical norms within diverse societies. This debate invites further arguments and reflections to uncover subtler dimensions\, challenge prevailing assumptions\, and contribute to a deeper understanding of the intersection between Islamic law\, human rights\, international relations\, and the global reputation of Muslims. \nThis special issue calls for work that will delve into both theoretical and practical dimensions of ḥudūd suspension\, offering a comprehensive examination of this complex issue. Thematically\, we invite papers that explore juristic and theological arguments related to the suspension of ḥudūd punishments\, including interpretations of the Qur’ān and ḥadīth\, as well as the theoretical and practical challenges that impede the suspension of ḥudūd across various jurisdictions. Papers offering real-world examples of the implementation or suspension of ḥudūd laws in countries such as Pakistan\, Saudi Arabia\, Sudan\, and Malaysia\, and other relevant states are particularly welcome. Submissions are also encouraged to address the broader implications of these legal practices\, including their impact on social and political dynamics\, and their influence on international perceptions of Islamic law. We encourage discussions that incorporate a diverse array of perspectives—legal\, political\, and sociological—to elucidate the complexities and challenges of navigating ḥudūd laws in today’s global context. By integrating these varied viewpoints\, we aim to foster a nuanced understanding of the ongoing debates and practical realities surrounding ḥudūd suspension. \nWe seek articles of up to 15\,000 words for the Journal of Islamic Law\, and essays of up to 5\,000 words for the Journal of Islamic Law Online Forum. Submissions for this year’s special issue are due by January 13\, 2025\, and must be submitted through either Scholastica or our online submissions portal. Once accepted\, the paper goes through a process of peer review\, a final decision on acceptance\, editing\, and publication. This special issue of the Journal of Islamic Law is edited by Bahman Khodadadi (skhodadadi@law.harvard.edu)\, research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program in Islamic Law\, and will be published in April 2025. For detailed submission guidelines\, please visit our submissions webpage. For further questions\, please contact us at pil@law.harvard.edu.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-journal-of-islamic-law-special-issue-january-13-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,PIL events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250116
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SUMMARY:Hurst Summer Institute 2025\, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School\, January 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:“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 Legal History. The two-week program features presentations by guest scholars\, discussions of core readings in legal history and analysis of the work of the participants in the Institute. The Hurst Institute is not primarily intended to provide time to write or work on a research project\, but instead to present your work and discuss the craft of writing legal history.” \nThe deadline for applications is January 15\, 2025.  For more details on application logistics and elligiblity requirements\, please see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/hurst-summer-institute-2025-university-of-wisconsin-madison-law-school-january-15-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250116
DTSTAMP:20260407T115221
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SUMMARY:Summer Internship: The Cyberlaw Clinic\, Harvard University\, January 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the Cyberlaw Clinic: \nThe Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring summer interns for 2025!  Current U.S. JD candidates with an interest in the intersection of tech\, law\, and social justice are invited to join our dynamic team! Summer legal interns work on all aspects of the Cyberlaw Clinic’s caseload and\, like Fall and Spring semester students\, take the lead on the projects they join\, supported by the Clinic staff. Although Clinic projects vary from summer to summer\, they often include substantive law related to the First Amendment\, computer security\, digital privacy\, intellectual property\, civic innovation\, emerging technologies such as AI\, human rights\, reproductive justice and media and the arts. Interns will be involved in supporting the Clinic’s ongoing docket and in planning decisions about clients\, cases\, and topic areas to be addressed in the Clinic’s work during the upcoming academic year. Interns are supervised and mentored by the Cyberlaw Clinic instructors and are provided with feedback and growth opportunities. \nResponsibilities \nCyberlaw Clinic interns will conduct legal work throughout the internship\, including but not limited to conducting legal research; drafting memoranda\, transactional documents\, and court filings; negotiating with third parties; and providing clients with legal advice. \nInterns are responsible for managing their own projects and are expected to balance their work on multiple projects\, schedule client and supervisor meetings\, and maintain client relationships. \nAbout the Cyberlaw Clinic: \nHarvard Law School‘s Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality\, pro-bono legal services. Students enhance their preparation for high-tech practice by working on real-world litigation\, client counseling\, advocacy\, and transactional / licensing projects and cases. The Clinic strives to help clients achieve success in their activities online\, mindful of (and in response to) existing law. The Clinic also works with clients to shape the law’s development through policy and advocacy efforts. The Cyberlaw Clinic was the first of its kind\, and it continues its tradition of innovation in its areas of practice. \nFunding and Logistics \nAll Cyberlaw Clinic interns are encouraged to secure funding through their law school. If you are interested in applying but cannot secure funding\, please contact clinic@cyber.harvard.edu. The internship is expected to last approximately ten to twelve weeks (specific dates TBD) and is expected to be in-person\, in Cambridge\, MA. \nQualifications \n\nCurrently enrolled in a U.S. law school. We encourage applications from both rising 2Ls and 3Ls.\nStrong interest in one or more relevant areas of practice\, including intellectual property\, digital civil liberties\, civic innovation\, or any other substantive area involving technology and the law.\nStrong research\, writing\, and communication skills.\nNeither prior work experience nor formal training in a technical field (e.g. a computer science or engineering degree) are required.\n\nCommitment to Diversity \nThe work and well-being of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society are profoundly strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background\, culture\, experience\, national origin\, religion\, sexual orientation\, gender\, gender identity\, race\, ethnicity\, age\, disability\, and much more. We actively seek and welcome people of color\, women\, the LGBTQIA community\, persons with disabilities\, and people at intersections of these identities. \nApplication \nTo apply\, please fill out and submit this form. To complete the application\, you will need to supply a resume or CV and a cover letter. The Clinic may request a writing sample and references later in the process\, but they are not required as part of the initial application. We will only contact candidates who move to the next step. \nInternship applications are accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. We encourage applicants to apply by January 8th UPDATED: January 15th! to receive full consideration. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact clinic@cyber.harvard.edu. \n*** \nFor more details\, please see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/summer-internship-the-cyberlaw-clinic-harvard-university-january-15-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,courses,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250123
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SUMMARY:Fellowship: The University Center for Human Values in Law and Normative Thinking 2025-26\, Princeton University\, January 22\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the Center: \nThe 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 that typically extends from September 1 to June 1. \nFellows will devote the full academic year to research\, discussion\, and scholarly collaboration on topics related to law and normative inquiry. Under exceptional circumstances\, fellowships for one semester may be considered. Scholars will participate in the weekly seminar of the Program in Law and Normative Thinking and will also be asked to spend some time mentoring JD/PhD students who attend that seminar. \nApplicants must have a doctorate\, juris doctor\, or an equivalent professional degree at the time of submission. The program is open to senior and junior scholars\, domestic and international scholars\, and those based in law schools or in the practice of law and those who are home are in other disciplines.  This is not\, however\, a postdoctoral or visiting assistant professor opportunity designed to launch young scholars into academic careers. \nThe selection committee looks closely at the research proposal. Successful applicants should demonstrate substantial expertise in law-related matters\, but in explaining research projects\, applicants should write for an audience of academic generalists (not necessarily lawyers). The selection committee will evaluate applicants on: the quality of their achievements in their field of specialization and their ability to benefit from the activities of the program; the quality and significance of their proposed research projects and writing sample; the contributions they are likely to make in the future to legal scholarship and practice; and their ability to contribute both to legal studies at Princeton and to the programs and mission of the University Center for Human Values. \nHow to apply \nCandidates must submit an application online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/36281 . \nRequired materials: \n\nA cover letter explaining your intellectual trajectory and suitability for the fellowship.\nA CV.\nA research statement of maximum 1\,500 words for a project to be pursued in the course of the fellowship.\nA writing sample consisting of a single article or chapter (published or unpublished).\nContact information for two referees whom we will ask for letters.\n\nThe deadline for submission is January 15\, 2025\, 11:59 p.m. EST. Letters of reference should be submitted by January 22\, 2025\, 11:59 p.m. EST. The anticipated start date is on or about September 1\, 2025\, with some limited flexibility. \nThe work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. \nFor more details and to apply\, visit here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-the-university-center-for-human-values-in-law-and-normative-thinking-2025-26-princeton-university-january-22-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T123000
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SUMMARY:EUME Berliner Seminar: “The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel\, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians” by Towibah Majdub\, January 22\, 2025 @ 11 am – 12:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel\, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians\nTowibah 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) \n\nForum Transregionale Studien\, Wallotstr. 14\, 14193 Berlin \n\n\n\n\n\nFurther information will follow soon. \nPleaser register in advance via eume(at)trafo-berlin.de. Depending on approval by the speaker(s)\, the Berliner Seminar will be recorded. All audio recordings of the Berliner Seminar are available on SoundCloud.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/eume-berliner-seminar-the-politics-of-choice-the-2003-entry-law-to-israel-the-phenomenology-of-singlehood-and-love-across-borders-among-palestinians-by-towibah-majdub-january-22-202/
CATEGORIES:lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250125
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SUMMARY:BRAIS Prize 2025: Call for Submissions\, January 24\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From BRAIS: \n“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. \nThis 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 and present\, including Muslim-minority societies are accepted. Applicants can be based in any country. \nManuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality\, rigour in scholarship\, use of source material\, contribution to the field and clarity of expression. \nThe award includes a cash prize of £1000 which will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of BRAIS. The selection process will be undertaken by a eight-member prize committee comprising established academics from across the field. The winning candidate will be notified by September 2025.” \nThe deadline to submit a candidate’s name is January 24\, 2025.  For more information and details\, see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/brais-prize-2025-call-for-submissions-january-24-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T132000
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SUMMARY:Seminar: “An Eastern Gaze: The Making of an Islamic Archive in Early Modern China” with Dror Weil\, Princeton University\, January 27\, 2025 @ 12:00 – 1:20 PM
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nMid-16th century China saw a surprising emergence of a network of local savants who shared an interest in the exploration of Arabic and Persian texts. To that end\, they undertook extensive searches for Arabic and Persian manuscripts\, forgotten in libraries or newly brought to China along a growing influx of foreign visitors\, and meticulously studied their contents. This talk will tell the rather unique story of the hundreds of Arabic and Persian works that circulated in China between the 16th and 18th centuries. It will explore the scholarly practices by which Chinese savants read\, interpreted\, and remade Arabo-Persian works\, while bridging the cultural\, linguistic and epistemic differences. It will shed light on some of the inherent challenges of domesticating a foreign textual archive at the margins of a literary tradition\, and the incentives to transform the traditional manuscript-based scholarship into print. Dror Weil is an Assistant Professor in History of Early Modern Asia (East Asia and the Islamicate World) at Faculty of History\, University of Cambridge and an Official Fellow of King’s College Cambridge. He is a member at the Institute for Advanced Study during the academic year 2024/2025. Dror graduated from Princeton University in 2016. \nFor more details\, visit here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/seminar-an-eastern-gaze-the-making-of-an-islamic-archive-in-early-modern-china-with-dror-weil-princeton-university-january-27-2025-1200-120-pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks
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