Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Arrival of participants

Wednesday, 27 February 2008 

9.00

9.30 – 10.00

Bus Departs Hotel to the RSS

Registration 

Venue: al-Hashemeyyin Auditorium - Royal Scientific Society

10.15 –11.00

Opening Session

Frank Spengler (confirmed)

Deputy Head of the International Cooperation

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.

Berlin - Germany

Strengthening the Rule of Law in Jordan

HE Kamal Nasser (confirmed)

Minister of Political Development and Judicial Affairs

Amman - Jordan

HRH Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal

Chairman of the board of trustees

Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies

Amman – Jordan

11:00- 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00

First Working Session:

Islam and the Rule of Law  

Venue: El-Hassan Hall - Royal Scientific Society

Chair: Anis al-Qasem (confirmed)

Attorney at Law

Amman – Jordan

The Notion of Justice within Islam as a Bridge towards the Rule of Law (confirmed)

Muhammed Abdullah Sharqawy

Professor of Islamic Studies at Qatar University

Doha – Qatar

The Rule of Law and Islam in a Perspective of a Practical Application

Mohammad Ali Abtahi (confirmed)

President

Institute for Interreligious Dialogue

Tehran – Iran

Islam and the Rule of Law – an Antagonism?

Mathias Rohe (confirmed)

Chair of Private Law, International Civil Law

and Comparative Law

University Erlangen – Nürnberg

Erlangen – Germany

Discussion

14.30 – 16.00

Second Working Session:
Implementation of the Rule of Law within Constitutions and Legislation in the Region

Venue: El-Hassan Hall - Royal Scientific Society 

Chair: Oraib Rantawi (confirmed)

Director

Al Quds Center for Political Studies

Amman - Jordan

Development of the Rule of Law in the Near East

Mohamed A Al-Moqatei (confirmed)

Professor at the Faculty of Law Kuwait University

Expert in Constitutional Law

Kuwait – Kuwait

Rule of Law as an Integrating Factor of Nation-Building

Marie-Denise Meóuchy Torbey (confirmed)

Judge

University of Holy Spirit

Faculty of Law – Lebanon

The Politics of Islamic Laws in the Sudan

Discussants

El Sadig Bakhit Abdallah (confirmed)

Director

Future Directions Foundation

Khartoum – Sudan

Slah Eddine El Jourchi (confirmed)

El Jahedh Forum

Tunis – Tunisia

Cemal Usak (confirmed)

Vice President

The Journalists and Writers Foundation

Istanbul – Turkey

Discussion

16.00 – 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 – 18.30

Third Working Session:

Experiences in the Region

Venue: El-Hassan Hall - Royal Scientific Society 

Chair: Yasar Qatarneh (confirmed)

Director, Regional Center on Conflict Prevention

Jordan Institute of Diplomacy

Amman - Jordan

Rule of Law in Lebanon – a Way to Overcome the Confessionalism?

Nizar Saghieh (confirmed)

Independent Scholar and Lawyer

Beirut – Lebanon

Morocco`s Way to Modernize its Judicial System

Mhammed Malki (confirmed)

Director

Centre d'Etudes Constitutionnelles et Politiques (CECOP)

Marrakesh - Morocco

The Role of the Rule of Law and Egypt`s Constitutional Amendments

Ahmed S. El Kosheri (confirmed)

Professor, Kosheri, Rashed & Riad

Legal Consultant & Attorney of Laws

Cairo – Egypt

Achievements and Limits in Implementing the Rule of Law in Turkey

Niyazi Öktem (confirmed)

Professor at the Faculty of Law

Bilgi University

Istanbul - Turkey

Discussion

Thursday, 28 February 2008 

8.30 – 9.00

Registration

Venue: El-Hassan Hall - Royal Scientific Society

9.00 – 11.00

Fourth Working Session:

Promoting the Rule of Law in the Near East -
International and Regional Experiences

Venue: El-Hassan Hall - Royal Scientific Society 

Chair: Senator Akel Biltaji (confirmed)

Amman - Jordan

Capacity Building for the Implementation of the Rule of Law

Taieb Baccouche (confirmed)

President

Institut Arabe des Droits de l'Homme

Tunis – Tunisia

Practical Experiences of the Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center

Mohsen Marzouk (Confirmed)

Executive Director

Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center

Tunis-Tunisia

& Slah Eddine El Jourchi (Confirmed)

El Jahedh Forum

Tunis – Tunisia 

Constitutionalism and Legislation – a Touchstone of Rule of Law

Reem Abu Hassan (confirmed)

General Director

Arab Center for Development of the Rule of Law and Integrity in Jordan (ACRLI in Jordan),

Amman - Jordan

OECD Initiatives and the Importance of the Rule of Law in the Region

Delia Rodrigo (confirmed)

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

(OECD)

Policy Analyst

Administrator at the Regulatory Policy Division

Paris – France

Discussion

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30  – 12.30

Closing Session:

“Religion and Justice”

Chair:  Ambassador Hasan Abu Nimah

Director

Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies

Amman – Jordan

20.00

Reception given by KAS and RIIFS

Venue: Al Reem Ballroom – Kempinski Hotel

Friday, 29 February 2008

Departure of Participants