- The 28th Annual Conference of the UAEU College of Law

Under the Patronage of

H.E Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh

Cultural Advisor to the UAE President

Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University

 

United Arab Emirates University College of Law Organizes

In Partnership with UNHCR

 

The 28th International Annual Conference

Law and a Better World: Strengthening the Values of Coexistence

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ABOUT CONFERENCE

The 28th Annual Conference of the UAEU College of Law brings together experts, academia, international organizations, indigenous groups and civil society to present, promote and discuss the latest thinking and developments of the various expressions of the values of tolerance, inclusivity and coexistence.

Since the adoption of the UN Charter, there have been worldwide efforts to protect human rights and foster the values of coexistence across the globe and within national societies. However, in recent years, we have also seen a rise in populism and xenophobia in some parts of the world, which begs the question: what does it take to build truly inclusive, tolerant societies?

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Agenda

Day

10:00am - 10:20am

Opening ceremony

Manar al-Duwaikat | Student at the college of law

10:20am - 10:30am

Opening remarks

H.E Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh | Cultural Advisor to the UAE President, Chancellor of the UAEU by video

10:45am - 11:00am

Keynote 1

Sheikh Mohammed Nouh Al-Qudah | MBZU

11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel 1: Islamic and Legal Perspectives on Coexistence

Discussant: Abdelaziz Shaker Hemdan | UAEU

11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel 1: Islamic and Legal Perspectives on Coexistence

Panelist: Prof. Aref Hassouneh | UAEU

11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel 1: Islamic and Legal Perspectives on Coexistence

Panelist: Dr. Mohammed Ayada Ayyoub | ICAD, Dubai

11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel 1: Islamic and Legal Perspectives on Coexistence

Panelist: Prof. Ossama Badr | UAEU

11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel 1: Islamic and Legal Perspectives on Coexistence

Panelist: Prof. Aboulwafa Ibrahim  | UAEU

11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel 1: Islamic and Legal Perspectives on Coexistence

Panelist: Kevyn Yusuf Lenfest | University of Southern California - remote

12:30pm - 02:00pm

Lunch Break

Lunch Break |  

02:00pm - 02:30pm

Keynote 2

Prof. Ryan Abbott | UCLA

02:30pm - 04:00pm

Panel 2: Tolerance by Design

Discussant: Saleh al-Sharieh | UAEU

02:30pm - 04:00pm

Panel 2: Tolerance by Design

Panelist: Jonida Milaj-Weishaar | University of Groningen - remote

02:30pm - 04:00pm

Panel 2: Tolerance by Design

Panelist: Emma Pearson | UAEU

02:30pm - 04:00pm

Panel 2: Tolerance by Design

Panelist: Ahmed Elbasuoney | Indiana University - remote

02:30pm - 04:00pm

Panel 2: Tolerance by Design

Panelist: Marton Gergely | UAEU

09:30am - 09:45am

Opening remarks

Nadia Jbour | Head of UNHCR UAE Office

10:00am - 10:30am

Keynote 3

Prof. Richard Falk | Princeton - remote

10:30am - 11:30am

Panel 3: Can International Instruments Protect Vulnerable Groups?

Discussant: Dr. Abdullah al-Khatib | UAEU

10:30am - 11:30am

Panel 3: Can International Instruments Protect Vulnerable Groups?

Panelist: Dr. Riad al-Ajlani | UAEU

10:30am - 11:30am

Panel 3: Can International Instruments Protect Vulnerable Groups?

Panelist: Prof. Saul Takahashi | Osaka Jogakuin University - remote

11:30am - 01:00pm

LUNCH BREAK

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02:00pm - 02:30pm

Keynote 3

Rachel Manning | UNHCR

02:30pm - 03:30pm

Panel 4: Including the Excluded

Discussant: Jinan Bastaki | UAEU

02:30pm - 03:30pm

Panel 4: Including the Excluded

Panelists: George Fahmy | AUC

02:30pm - 03:30pm

Panel 4: Including the Excluded

Panelists: Lorraine Charles | University of Cambridge

03:30pm

Closing Ceremony

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Contact Us

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Mar 8, 2022