[Discussion] CfP: International Conference on Islamic Legal Studies

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CALL FOR PAPERS

V International Conference on Islamic Legal Studies
"Lawful and Unlawful Violence in Islamic Law and History"

September 8-10, 2006
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.

There is a symbiotic relationship between law and violence. Legal =
systems legitimate violence at the same time as they punish and demand =
alternatives to violence. Violence in the law is thus both lawful and =
unlawful, both morally acceptable and morally reprehensible.

What does Islamic law say about violence, either perpetrated by =
individuals or by the legal system itself? How does Islamic law, =
theoretically and in
historical or contemporary instances, justify, enjoin, permit, or =
condemn violence, whether the violence is at the level of international =
relations, the state, society, communit(ies), or individuals?

The organizers of the V International Conference on Islamic Legal =
Studies, to be held in September 2006 at Harvard Law School in =
Cambridge, Massachusetts, are soliciting presentations that give insight =
into the question of how Islamic law and its legal systems relate and =
have related to violence and violent acts, in international, public, and =
private law. We are interested particularly in the legal-doctrinal =
regulation of violence (i.e., both the way Islamic law reacts to =
violence by penal and other sanctions and the legal use of violence by =
the state by way of punishment or war), discussions of fatwas, court =
cases, and other forms of legal practice that involve particular =
instances of violence, and the confrontation between social conflict and =
the rule of law.

Abstracts of no more than 400 words should clearly state the legal =
dimension of the topic, the topic's relationship to prior scholarship, =
and conclusions
that are reached. Abstracts must be e-mailed, either in the body of the =
e-mail or as an attachment, to ilsp@law.harvard.edu, with as subject =
heading "V ILS conference". If sending an attachment, please avoid using =
uncommon fonts for transliteration, which may not be legible upon =
receipt. The e-mail
should include the complete name, address, occupation, and work or =
university affiliation of the author. The deadline for the submission of =
abstracts is November 1, 2005. Submissions after this date will not be =
accepted.

The International Society for Islamic Legal Studies (ISILS), set up in =
October 2004, is the formal organizer of these tri-ennial ILS =
conferences. Membership in ISILS is for a three-year period, the first =
period comprising the years 2005-2007. Membership is $60 ($30 for =
full-time students, with
proof of full-time student affiliation). To become a member of ISILS, =
which will allow one to attend and vote in the ISILS Business Meeting at =
each conference and will allow for a reduction of the conference =
registration fee, please send a cheque or money-order for the relevant =
amount to ISILS, c/o Peri Bearman, 1563 Mass Avenue. Pound Hall 501, =
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

For more information, contact Peri Bearman at pbearman@law.harvard.edu.

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<DIV align=3Djustify>CALL FOR =
PAPERS V=20
International Conference on Islamic Legal Studies "Lawful and =
Unlawful=20
Violence in Islamic Law and History" September 8-10, =
2006 Harvard Law=20
School, Cambridge, Mass. There is a symbiotic =
relationship=20
between law and violence. Legal systems legitimate violence at the same =
time as=20
they punish and demand alternatives to violence. Violence in the law is =
thus=20
both lawful and unlawful, both morally acceptable and morally=20
reprehensible. What does Islamic law say about violence, either=20
perpetrated by individuals or by the legal system itself? How does =
Islamic law,=20
theoretically and in historical or contemporary instances, justify, =
enjoin,=20
permit, or condemn violence, whether the violence is at the level of=20
international relations, the state, society, communit(ies), or=20
individuals? The organizers of the V International Conference on =
Islamic=20
Legal Studies, to be held in September 2006 at Harvard Law School in =
Cambridge,=20
Massachusetts, are soliciting presentations that give insight into the =
question=20
of how Islamic law and its legal systems relate and have related to =
violence and=20
violent acts, in international, public, and private law. We are =
interested=20
particularly in the legal-doctrinal regulation of violence (i.e., both =
the way=20
Islamic law reacts to violence by penal and other sanctions and the =
legal use of=20
violence by the state by way of punishment or war), discussions of =
fatwas, court=20
cases, and other forms of legal practice that involve particular =
instances of=20
violence, and the confrontation between social conflict and the rule of=20
law. Abstracts of no more than 400 words should clearly state the =
legal=20
dimension of the topic, the topic's relationship to prior scholarship, =
and=20
conclusions that are reached. Abstracts must be e-mailed, either in =
the body=20
of the e-mail or as an attachment, to <A=20
href=3D"mailto:ilsp@law.harvard.edu"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>ilsp@law.harvard.edu</A>, =
with as subject=20
heading "V ILS conference". If sending an attachment, please avoid using =

uncommon fonts for transliteration, which may not be legible upon =
receipt. The=20
e-mail should include the complete name, address, occupation, and =
work or=20
university affiliation of the author. The deadline for the submission of =

abstracts is November 1, 2005. Submissions after this date will not be=20
accepted. The International Society for Islamic Legal Studies =
(ISILS),=20
set up in October 2004, is the formal organizer of these tri-ennial ILS=20
conferences. Membership in ISILS is for a three-year period, the first =
period=20
comprising the years 2005-2007. Membership is $60 ($30 for full-time =
students,=20
with proof of full-time student affiliation). To become a member of =
ISILS,=20
which will allow one to attend and vote in the ISILS Business Meeting at =
each=20
conference and will allow for a reduction of the conference registration =
fee,=20
please send a cheque or money-order for the relevant amount to ISILS, =
c/o Peri=20
Bearman, 1563 Mass Avenue. Pound Hall 501, Cambridge, MA 02138, =
USA. For=20
more information, contact Peri Bearman at <A=20
href=3D"mailto:pbearman@law.harvard.edu"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>pbearman@law.harvard.edu</A><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>. </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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