Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Interesting Talk Peeps!

The Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

presents a seminar

entitled

'/SHARIA/ IN EUROPE: THE ARCHBISHOP, PLURALISM AND DEMOCRACY'

BY PETER CUMPER

DATE: 22ND APRIL 2009 (WEDNESDAY)
TIME: 3 TO 4PM
VENUE: BILIK PERSIDANGAN, FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

Admission is freeeeeeeeeeeee!


SYPNOSIS

In 2008, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in a well publicised speech, suggested that consideration be given to the incorporation of elements of /Sharia/ law into the UK's legal system. His speech generated considerable controversy, but what has not been widely publicised is the fact that, during this speech, he suggested that in implementing /Sharia/, the UK could learn lessons from overseas, and in this regard he very briefly cited with approval, Malaysia. In this talk I will examine the Archbishop's proposal, and will contrast his approach to /Sharia/ law with that of Europe's primary human rights Court, the European Court of Human Rights. The aim of the talk is to consider the extent to which Europe should accommodate elements of /Sharia/ law and whether there are useful lessons from Malaysia in this regard.

SPEAKER'S PROFILE

Peter Cumper is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester. He has taught at the Universities of Hull, Nottingham and Nottingham Trent, and has also held visiting positions at the University of Minnesota, Loyola University Chicago, William Mitchell College of Law, and the Open University of Hong Kong. His main research interest is in the field of Public Law. He is currently visiting Malaysia as part of a British Academy funded project into the relationship between international human rights norms and /Sharia/ law. Details of his most recent publications can be found at http://www.le.ac.uk/law/staff/pc29/index.html

All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served after the seminar.

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