[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: The Second Law of Waqf Conference, May 16-18, 2008 at Harvard Law School

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Please find below a call for papers by the Islamic Legal Studies Program
for the second Law of Waqf conference to be held 16-18 May 2008 at Harvard
Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

Relevant information concerning this conference and the program on The Law
of Waqf is found on the site www.law.harvard.edu/programs/ilsp. 

Proposals must be sent in English (all papers to be given in English) by 30
September 2007 to Peri Bearman pbearman at law.harvard.edu 

Cordial regards, 

Randi Deguilhem 
CNRS, IREMAM-MMSH, University of Aix-Marseille 
5 rue château de l'horloge B9 647 
13094 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 2, France 
randi.deguilhem at wanadoo.fr deguilhem at mmsh.univ-aix.fr 

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CALL FOR PAPERS 

The Second Law of Waqf Conference, on "Modern State Control and
Nationalization," will be held May 16-18, 2008 at Harvard Law School in
Cambridge, Mass. The organizers are soliciting presentations that explore
colonial law vis-à-vis the waqf both as an institution and as physical
property in the Muslim world before the independence of the 
colonized countries. In the interests of discovering the law that adapted
and was adapted in relation to the waqf, papers focusing on the political,
social, or economic agenda of the colonial powers are not solicited;
rather, innovative legal mechanisms or discussions that were presented to
deal with the waqf status quo found or established by the colonizing
countries upon intervention in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries are requested. For more information about submitting abstracts,
due September 30, 2007, access www.law.harvard.edu/programs/ilsp. All
abstracts and papers will be 
presented in English. 

CALL FOR PAPERS 
The Law of Waqf II 
a conference in three parts 

I. Origins to Ottoman-Era Maturity (convened 2006) 
II. Modern State Control and Nationalization 
III. Contemporary Regeneration 

May 16-18, 2008 
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. 

The institution of waqf, the Islamic charitable foundation, has been the
topic of intensified research since 1970. Increasingly, its historical,
economic, and social implications have been highlighted and explored. Legal
aspects of waqf-the rules, procedures, and institutions that govern its
establishment and operation-have been relatively neglected, however. 

In response to this situation the Islamic Legal Studies Program of Harvard
Law School and Randi Deguilhem of the Institut de Recherches et d'Etudes
sur le Monde Arabe et Musulman (IREMAM) in Aix-en-Provence are organizing a
conference on "The Law of Waqf." The conference is divided into three
stages, organized chronologically, which capture three distinct eras of
waqf up to modern times. The first stage "Origins to Ottoman-Era Maturity"
was held in May 2006. The next stage "Modern State Control and
Nationalization" is now being planned for May 2008. 

For the second stage, the organizers are soliciting presentations that
explore colonial law vis-à-vis the waqf both as an institution and as
physical property in the Muslim world before the independence of the
colonized countries. In theory and in practice, colonial law wrestled with
the reality of waqf as the colonial powers sought to introduce reforms for
other than legal reasons. In the interests of discovering the law that
adapted and was adapted in relation to the waqf, papers focusing on the
political, social, or economic agenda of the colonial powers are not
solicited; rather, innovative legal mechanisms or discussions that were
presented to deal with the waqf status quo found or established by the
colonizing countries upon intervention in the late 
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are requested. 

The conference language will be English. Previously presented or published
work will not be accepted. Abstracts of up to 500 words, clearly stating
the legal dimension of the topic, should be e-mailed, either in the body of
the e-mail or as an attachment in Word or as PDF, to Peri Bearman at
pbearman at law.harvard.edu, with as subject heading "The Law of Waqf II". If
sending a Word attachment, please avoid using diacriticals in
transliteration. The abstract should include the complete name, occupation,
and work or university affiliation of the author, as well as a short bio.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is September 30, 2007;
notification of acceptance will be sent 
out by October 31, 2007. 

Randi Deguilhem 
CNRS, IREMAM-MMSH, University of Aix-Marseille 
Aix-en-Provence, France 
randi.deguilhem at wanadoo.fr deguilhem at mmsh.univ-aix.fr 

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