The Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanhuri Lecture Series on Legal Interpretation in the Muslim World

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
First Lecture by Dr. Adel Omar Sherif (Deputy Chief Justice, Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt) entitled "The Influence of Sanhuri's Teachings on the Constitutional Judiciary in Egypt," 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Location: John Chipman Gray Room, Pound Hall, HLS campus.

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Second Lecture by Prof. Hossein Modarressi (Bayard Dodge Professor of Near East Studies & Professor of Islamic Law, Princeton University) entitled "Qur'an as a Legal Document: Tradition vs. Modernism," 4:00 to 6:00 pm, followed by a reception. Location: Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Third Lecture by Dr. Saadia Belmir (Counselor of the Moroccan Minister of Justice) entitled "The Legal Situation of Immigrants: Between Territorial and Personal Law (the Case of Personal Status Law)," 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Location: Pound Hall 213, HLS campus.

Thursday, November 6, 2008
Fourth Lecture by The Honorable Abdul Hamid Mohamad (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Malaysia) entitled "Harmonization of Shariah and Common Law in Malaysia: A Practical Approach," 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Location: Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street.