This is a three-day online course*, running on the 7, 14 and 21 November from 13:30 – 16:30 (London time) on each occasion.
Course title:
Islam and Constitutions. The Law and Politics of Sharia Provisions.
Course outline:
Why all the hype on Islam when drafting a constitution? Why are constitutions so central, to begin with? And what is the politics around references to Islam in them? What are, in particular, the sharia provisions, and how do they work?
This online course introduces participants to the conceptual foundations of constitutional law, the articulations of State-Islam relations in contemporary constitutions, and the various models of sharia provisions in a comparative perspective. Sharia provisions, in particular, are considered both in terms of their wording and the overall design. A close up on the politics of sharia provisions will provide a useful case study. The course also provides practical training in handling constitutional provisions on sharia in different jurisdictions through the direct involvement of participants in class activities.
Learning Outcomes:
To understand the centrality of the constitution in the debate on State-Islam relations;
To identify the various models of constitutional provisions on sharia;
To apply the various models of sharia provisions to new cases;
To analyse both their wording and the overall design;
To evaluate the combined functioning of wording and design in various jurisdictions;
Course Conveyor:
Professor Gianluca Parolin is a comparative constitutional lawyer of the Middle East. Before joining the Institute in London, he was teaching constitutional law in Cairo, both at Cairo University and at the American University (2008-2015). He has extensively written on constitutions and sharia developing an approach that looks beyond the conventional hermeneutics of the provisions to consider the overall constitutional design, which in turn mirrors the broader trajectories of the modern legal systems in the region.
Tickets: £75 professionals | £45 students, AKU alumni and staff.
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/121719930589
*The course will be delivered via Zoom. Log in details and reading lists will be shared with registrants
