ISLAMIC LAW, THE RULE OF LAW AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS

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1 Agenda ISLAMIC LAW, THE RULE OF LAW AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS Expert Workshop Cairo, Egypt, June 2011 Organized jointly by: Cairo Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA) and Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Germany in partnership with: Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service (CLJAS) Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) 1

2 27 June :00 Registration 9:30 Official Opening Presentations by: Ambassador Soad Shalaby, Director, CCCPA Ambassador Michael Bock, Germany Dr. Almut Wieland-Karimi, Director, ZIF Mr. Charles Briefel, Coordinator Justice Operations, CLJAS, DPKO Keynote Speech: Prof. Dr. Cherif Bassiouni, Professor of Law, DePaul University; President Emeritus, International Human Rights Law Institute Islamic Law and Post-Conflict Justice 11:15 Coffee break 11:30 Introductory Session 12:30 Lunch Workshop outline by Amb. Dr. Mahmoud Farghal, Director, Programs and Training, CCCPA Introduction of participants 13:30 Session 1: Sources and Jurisprudence of Islamic Law Facilitator: Dr. Almut Wieland-Karimi, Director, ZIF Presenter: Dr. Ahmed Kamal Abu El Magd, former Minister of Information, Egypt Discussant: Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Judicial Affairs Officer (Islamic Law), CLJAS, DPKO 15:15 Coffee Break 15:30 Session 2: The Rule of Law in Islamic Legal Systems Facilitator: Mr. Patrick Schneider, Political Adviser, European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq Presenter: Prof. Ahmed Abou Al-Wafaa, Head, International Law Department, Cairo University Discussant: Dr. Kilian Bälz, Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants, Berlin/Cairo 2

3 Session to close at 17:30 19:30 Evening Reception and Dinner at the Egyptian Diplomatic Club Address by Judge Tahany El-Gibaly, Ministry of Justice, Egypt 28 June :00 Session 3: Challenges to Maintaining the Rule of Law in Conflict Societies Facilitator: Amb. Dr. Mahmoud Farghal, Director, Programs and Training, CCCPA Presenter: Prof. Hazem Atlem, Head, International Law Department, Ain Shams University Discussant: Prof. Dr. Winrich Kühne, Steven Muller Professor in German Studies, Bologna Centre, Johns Hopkins University 10:45 Coffee break 11:15 Session 4: Strengthening a Rule of Law Culture in Moslem Societies 13:00 Lunch Facilitator: Dr. Mervat Tallawi, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Presenter: Ms. Laila Al-Zwaini, Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam and Centre Jacque Berque Discussant: Dr. Ebrahim Afsah, Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, Afghanistan 14:00 Working Group Sessions: Islamic Law Issues in Post-Conflict Settings Case Studies held in parallel on Afghanistan, Somalia, and Sudan Questions to be addressed: What are the main challenges in strengthening and maintaining the rule of law in the three countries? What role and mandates does the international community have? What are the key Islamic Law issues that exist in the three countries? What should the international strategy be vis a vis Islamic Law and Islamic actors? What can be done to strengthen international civilian capacities to cope with the challenges? 3

4 Working Group 1: Afghanistan Chairperson: Ms. Stephanie McPhail, Head, Rule of Law Unit, United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Input: Dr. Tilmann Röder, Project Manager, Global Knowledge Transfer, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law Rapporteur: Mr. Hamid Khan, Rule of Law Officer, United States Institute of Peace Working Group 2: Somalia Chairperson: Dr. Jarat Chopra, former Senior Adviser for Somalia and Eritrea, World Bank Input: Mr. Alejandro Bendana, Head Rule of Law Programme for Somalia, United Nations Development Programme Rapporteur: Dr. Stig Jarle Hansen, Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences Working Group 3: Sudan Chairperson: Dr. Markus Böckenförde, Research Fellow, German Development Institute Input 1: Mr. Ali El-Berier, Judicial Affairs Officer, United Nations Mission in Sudan Input 2: Mr. Germaine Baricako, Chief, Rule of Law Section, African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Rapporteur: Dr. Anicée Van Engeland-Nourai, Lecturer, School of Law, University of Exeter 15:30 Coffee break 15:45 Case Studies continued Session to close at 17:30. 19:30 Cruise dinner 29 June :00 Reports from Working Groups 9:45 Discussion of Working Groups results 10:30 Coffee break 4

5 11:00 Session 5: Concluding Session: Recommendations and Ways Forward Facilitator: Dr. Leopold von Carlowitz, Rule of Law Project Leader, ZIF Presenter: Mr. Scott Worden, Senior Rule of Law Officer, United States Institute of Peace Discussant 1: Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Judicial Affairs Officer (Islamic Law), CLJAS, DPKO Discussant 2: Prof. Dr. Cherif Bassiouni, Professor of Law, DePaul University; President Emeritus, International Human Rights Law Institute 13:00 Farewell Lunch at the Teeba Hall, Semiramis Intercontinental End of workshop 5