The Wisconsin International
Law Journal announces
the 2007 Symposium
open to all UW students, faculty and the
legal community
Islamic Law in a
Globalized World:
Implications for Contemporary Finance Law
Friday, March 2,
2007
9:00 am -5:00 pm
Godfrey and Kahn Hall (Room 2260)
University of Wisconsin Law School
Please Register: Contact Soniya
Yunus, Wisconsin International Law Journal Symposium Editor, at
uwsymp@gmail.com
or call (414) 899-6212. Registration is free and
walk-ins are welcome, but advance registration is strongly
recommended to facilitate planning.
Continuing Legal Education Credits:
Approved for 5.5 general CLE credits for Wisconsin
attorneys. No fee.
Cosponsors: The Global Studies Program, The Global Legal Studies Center, the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR), the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), the East Asian Legal Studies Center, the Middle East Studies Program, Westlaw, Middle Eastern Law Students Association, Muslim Students Association, Associated Students of Madison (ASM), and the Institute for Legal Studies.
Overview: Islamic law has become an
intense area of interest and debate in recent years. Not only does
Islamic law present questions of pluralism and governance in one's
private life, but it also has profound implications for the ways in
which both domestic and international business transactions are
conducted. The goal of this symposium is to call attention to the
role Islamic law, particularly Islamic finance law, has come to
play in the United States. This event will focus both on Islamic
law generally as well as on various details of Islamic finance law.
Presenters: Mahmoud Amin
El-Gamal Former Islamic Finance Scholar-in-Residence,
U.S. Department of Treasury; Chair of Islamic Economics, Finance,
and Management, and Professor of Economics and Statistics at Rice
University. Hikmahanto Juwana Dean, Faculty of
Law, University of Indonesia. Asifa Quraishi
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School.
Walid Hegazy Foreign Legal Consultant, Fulbright
and Jaworski LLP. Mohammad Fadel Faculty of Law,
University of Toronto. Kristen Stilt Assistant
Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law.
Scheherazade Rehman Professor of International
Business/Finance and International Affairs, George Washington
University. Michael McMillen Partner, Dechert LLP
and Lecturer-in-Law, University of Pennsylvania.
Draft Schedule:
8:30 Registration / Coffee
9:00-9:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Panel 1: Understanding Islamic Law, Generally
9:10-9:35 Asifa Quraishi
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
General Topic: Application of Islamic Law in the United States
9:35-10:30 Morning Keynote: Hikmahanto Juwana
Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia
General Topic: Sharia Law as a System of Governance in
Indonesia
10:30-11:00 Question/Answer/Debate
11:00-11:15 Break
Panel 2: Understanding Islamic Finance Law, Generally
11:15-11:40 Michael McMillen, Partner, Dechert LLP and
Lecturer-in-Law, University of Pennsylvania
General Topic: Introduction to Islamic Finance Law
11:40-12:05 Kristin Stilt, Assistant Professor of Law,
University of Washington
General Topic: Sources of Authority in Islamic Finance Law
12:05 – 12:30 – Q&A
12:30-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-2:30 Keynote Speaker: Mahmoud Amin El-Gamal
Former Islamic Finance Advisor to U.S. Department of Treasury
Chair of Islamic Economics, Finance, and Management and
Professor of Economics and Statistics, Rice University.
"Incoherence of Contract-Based Jurisprudence in the Age of
Financial Engineering"
2:30-2:50 Question/Answer Session
2:50 – 3:00 Break
Panel 3: Details of Islamic Finance Law
3:00-3:25 Mohammad Fadel, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Law School
General Topic: The Doctrinal Roots of Riba (interest)
3:25-3:50 Scheherazade Rehman
Professor of International Business/Finance and International
Affairs
George Washington University
General Topic: Application of Islamic Finance Law in US
Courts, Case Study: Interest
3:50-4:15 Walid Hegazy, Foreign Legal Consultant, Fulbright and
Jaworski, LLP
General Topic: Liability in the Practice of
Contemporary Islamic Finance Law
4:15-4:45 Question/Answer Session
4:45-5:00 Concluding Remarks
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Soniya Yunus
Wisconsin International Law Journal
Symposium Editor
Email: uwsymp@gmail.com
Phone: (414) 899-6212