1 Program Under the Patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal International Conference Religion and the Rule of Law in the Near East 27 & 28 February 2008 Royal Scientific Society - Amman Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 2 3 11.30-13.00 h First Working Session: Islam and the Rule of Law Wednesday, 27 February 2008: Venue: El Hassan Hall – Royal Scientific Society 9.30-10.00 h Registration Chair: Anis F. Kassim Venue: al-Hashemeyyin Auditorium – Royal Attorney at Law Scientific Society Amman – Jordan The Notion of Justice within Islam as a Bridge Towards the Rule of Law 10.15–11.00 h Opening Session Muhammed Abdullah Sharqawy Professor of Islamic Studies at Qatar University Frank Spengler Doha – Qatar Deputy Head of Department International Cooperation Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. The Rule of Law and Islam in a Perspective of Berlin - Germany a Practical Application Mohammad Ali Abtahi Strengthening the Rule of Law in Jordan President HE Kamal Nasser Institute for Interreligious Dialogue Minister of Political Development and Judicial Affairs Tehran – Iran Amman – Jordan Islam and the Rule of Law – an Antagonism? HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal Mathias Rohe Chairman of the board of trustees Chair of Private Law, International Civil Law Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies and Comparative Law Amman – Jordan University Erlangen – Nürnberg Erlangen – Germany Discussion 11.00-11.30 h Coffee Break 13.00-14.30 h Lunch 14.30-16.00 h Second Working Session: Implementation of the Rule of Law within Constitutions and Legislation in the Region Venue: El Hassan Hall – Royal Scientific Society Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 4 5 Chair: Oraib Rantawi Director Rule of Law in Lebanon – a Way to Overcome Al Quds Center for Political Studies the Confessionalism? Amman - Jordan Nizar Saghieh Independent Scholar and Lawyer Rule of Law as an Integrating Factor of Nation- Beirut – Lebanon Building Marie-Denise Meóuchy Torbey Professor and Judge Morocco’s Way to Modernize its Judicial System University of Holy Spirit Mhammed Malki Kaslik – Lebanon Director Centre d’Etudes Constitutionnelles et Politiques The Politics of Islamic Laws in Sudan (CECOP) El Sadig Bakhit Abdallah Marrakesh – Morocco Director Future Directions Foundation Khartoum – Sudan The Role of the Rule of Law and Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments Discussants Cemal Usak Ahmad S. El Kosheri Vice President Professor, Kosheri, Rashed & Riad The Journalists and Writers Foundation Legal Consultant & Attorney of Laws Istanbul – Turkey Cairo – Egypt Discussion Turkey: A Secular State with Muslim Population 16.00-16.30 h Coffee Break Niyazi Öktem Professor at the Faculty of Law 16.30-18.30 h Third Working Session: Bilgi University Experiences in the Region Istanbul – Turkey Venue: El-Hassan Hall – Royal Scientific Society Discussion Chair: Yasar Qatarneh Director, Regional Center on Conflict Prevention Jordan Institute of Diplomacy Amman - Jordan Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 6 7 Thursday, 28 February 2008: OECD Initiatives and the Importance of the Rule of Law in the Region 9.00-9.15 h Registration Delia Rodrigo Policy Analyst and Administrator at the Regulatory Venue: El-Hassan Hall – Royal Scientific Society Policy Division Organization for Economic Cooperation and 9.15-11.00 h Fourth Working Session: Development (OECD) Promoting the Rule of Law in the Near East – Paris - France International and Regional Experiences Discussion Venue: El-Hassan Hall – Royal Scientific Society 11.00-11.30 h Coffee Break Chair: HE Akel Biltaji Senator Amman - Jordan 11.30-12.30 h Closing Session: Religion and Justice Capacity Building for the Implementation of the Rule of Law Chair: Hasan Abu Nimah Taieb Baccouche Director President Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Institute Arabe des Droits de l’Homme Amman – Jordan Tunis – Tunisia Practical Experiences of the Al-Kawakibi Democracy 12.30-14.00 h Lunch Transition Center Mohsen Marzouk Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center Tunis – Tunisia Friday, 29 February 2008: Constitutionalism and Legislation – a Touchstone of Rule of Law Departure of Participants Reem Abu Hassan General Director Arab Center for the Development of Rule of Law and Integrity in Jordan (ACRLI in Jordan) Amman – Jordan Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 8 9 El Sadig Bakhit Abdallah Director of the Future Directions Foundation Khartoum - Sudan Tel +249 911365901 Fax +249 183220799 [email protected] Mohammad Ali Abtahi President of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue Tehran - Iran Tel +982 122040340 Fax +982 122053355 [email protected] Reem Abu Hassan General Director Arab Center for the Development of Rule of Law and Integrity in Jordan (ACRLI in Jordan) Amman – Jordan Tel +962 65540793 Fax +963 65540694 [email protected] Hasan Abu Nimah Director of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Amman – Jordan Tel +962 64618051 Fax +962 64618053 [email protected] Oraib Al Rantawi List of Participants Director of the Al Quds Center for Political Studies Amman – Jordan Tel +962 65674868 Fax +962 65674868 [email protected] Baker Al Hiyari Deputy Director Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Amman – Jordan Tel +962 64618051 Fax +962 64618053 [email protected] Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 8 9 El Sadig Bakhit Abdallah Director of the Future Directions Foundation Khartoum - Sudan Tel +249 911365901 Fax +249 183220799 [email protected] Mohammad Ali Abtahi President of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue Tehran - Iran Tel +982 122040340 Fax +982 122053355 [email protected] Reem Abu Hassan General Director Arab Center for the Development of Rule of Law and Integrity in Jordan (ACRLI in Jordan) Amman – Jordan Tel +962 65540793 Fax +963 65540694 [email protected] Hasan Abu Nimah Director of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Amman – Jordan Tel +962 64618051 Fax +962 64618053 [email protected] Oraib Al Rantawi List of Participants Director of the Al Quds Center for Political Studies Amman – Jordan Tel +962 65674868 Fax +962 65674868 [email protected] Baker Al Hiyari Deputy Director Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Amman – Jordan Tel +962 64618051 Fax +962 64618053 [email protected] Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 10 11 Taieb Baccouche Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri President Professor, Kosherie, Rashed & Riad Institute Arabe des Droits des l’Homme Legal Consultant & Attorney of Laws Tunis - Tunisia Cairo – Egypt Tel +216 71767003 Tel +202 7954795 Fax +216 71750911 Fax +202 7958521 [email protected] [email protected] Ali Bibi Steffen Erdle Planning and Initiatives Director Country Officer Ministry of Political Development International Cooperation Africa / Near East Amman - Jordan Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Tel +962 6569521 Berlin - Germany Fax +962 65686552 Tel +49 30269963532 [email protected] Fax +49 302699653532 [email protected] Akel Biltaji Senator Lars Hänsel Amman - Jordan Resident Representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung to Israel [email protected] Jerusalem - Israel Tel +972 25671830 Thomas Birringer Fax +972 25671831 Acting Regional Representative [email protected] Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean Andreas Jacobs Ramallah / Amman - Jordan Resident Representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung to Egypt Tel +972 22404305/4306 Cairo - Egypt Fax +972 22404307 Tel +202 27377450 [email protected] Fax +202 27377454 [email protected] Fares Braizat Deputy Director of the Center for Strategic Studies Anis F. Kassim University of Jordan Attorney & Legal Consultant Amman - Jordan Amman - Jordan Tel +962 6 5300 108 Tel +962-6562-2327 Fax +962 6 5355 515 Fax +962-6568-0076 [email protected] [email protected] Michael Däumer Muin Khoury Resident Representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung to Spain and Portugal Director of Research at the Royal Hashemite Court Madrid - Spain Amman - Jordan Tel +34 915796186 Tel +962 64637341 Fax +34 915718612 Fax +962 65623328 [email protected] [email protected] Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean – Amman Office 12 13 El Hassan bin Talal Mhammed Malki Chairman of the board of trustees Director of the Centre d'Etudes