[Bilimsel Haber] CONF./CFP- The Law of Waqf II, Harvard Law School, May 16-18, 2008

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CONF./CFP- The Law of Waqf II, Harvard Law School, May 16-18, 2008

Posted by: Peri Bearman <pbearman at law.harvard.edu>

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.



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