Public Lecture
The constitutional order in Middle Eastern countries, with a few exceptions, maintains an “intermediate group” that modern Western constitutions are supposed to have dismantled. In the context of the Middle East constitutional order, the intermediate group is the religious community, which is not only subject to personal law (the personal status law), but is also a point of contention in, for example, freedom of religion and elections. This seminar focuses on personal status law and discusses the law and politics of minorities in post-war Iraq.
| Speaker |
Naoko Kuwahara (Visiting Researcher, Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University, Former Planning and Research Fellow, JICA Iraq Office) |
| Date and Time |
Friday, July 19, 2019, 17:00-18:30 |
| Venue |
Collaboration Room 1, 4th floor, Building 18, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo |
| Co-organizer |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Basic Research (B) ” Multidisciplinary Study of the Religious, Ethnic and Social Diversity of the Islamic World” (Representative: Hidemi Takahashi) |
| Note |
Free admission. No pre-registration is required. |
| Contact |
Centre for Middle East Studies (UTCMES), The University of Tokyo
03-5465-7724/info@utcmes.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
https://park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTCMES |
