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Panel 3 - How Western courts concretely dealt with cases involving Islam Chair: Henry Brady, UC Berkeley Daniel Weinstock, University of Montreal Asifa Quraishi, Wisconsin University Law School Denise Helly, INRS Moussa Abou Ramadan, Birzeit University Co-sponsors: The Robert Schuman Centre, The Carnegie Corporation, The Graduate Theological Union, The Institute of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Chaire de recherche du Canada en etude du pluralisme religieux et de l'ethnicite (CRSH/Universite de Montreal) http://igov.berkeley.edu/

Panel 4 - Adaptation/recasting of Islamic norms and practices in local legal environments Chair: Hatem Bazian, UC Berkeley John Bowen, Washington University, St Louis Dino Abazovic, University of Sarajevo Alexandre Caeiro, Utrecht University Conclusion Olivier Roy, UC Berkeley Co-sponsors: The Robert Schuman Centre, The Carnegie Corporation, The Graduate Theological Union, The Institute of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Chaire de recherche du Canada en etude du pluralisme religieux et de l'ethnicite (CRSH/Universite de Montreal) http://igov.berkeley.edu/

Introduction Heddy Riss, UC Berkeley Valérie Amiraux, University of Montreal Panel 1 - Conflicts of normative systems Chair: Christopher Kutz, UC Berkeley Anne Saris, UQAM David Koussens, UQ-Canada Research Chair in Religious Pluralism and Ethnicity. Mayanthi Fernando, UC Santa Cruz Co-sponsors: The Robert Schuman Centre, The Carnegie Corporation, The Graduate Theological Union, The Institute of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Chaire de recherche du Canada en etude du pluralisme religieux et de l'ethnicite (CRSH/Universite de Montreal) http://igov.berkeley.edu/

Panel 2 - What is Sharia in Muslim and Non Muslim context? Chair: Saba Mahmood, UC Berkeley Muhammad Khalid Masud, Council of Islamic Ideology Andrew March, Yale University Cedric Baylocq, CNRS Bordeaux Olivier Roy, UC Berkeley Co-sponsors: The Robert Schuman Centre, The Carnegie Corporation, The Graduate Theological Union, The Institute of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Chaire de recherche du Canada en etude du pluralisme religieux et de l'ethnicite (CRSH/Universite de Montreal) http://igov.berkeley.edu/

"Use and Abuse of Religious Freedom" Peter Danchin, University of Maryland   Co-sponsors: The Robert Schuman Centre, The Carnegie Corporation, The Graduate Theological Union, The Institute of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Chaire de recherche du Canada en etude du pluralisme religieux et de l'ethnicite (CRSH/Universite de Montreal) http://igov.berkeley.edu/

The 2008 presidential election has seen an unprecedented surge in the registration of young voters, a group that has often been disengaged from politics. Will young people remain engaged in politics beyond this election cycle? What can be done to encourage young people to stay involved in politics? What difference might it make for the country? Panelists: Mike Connery: Author of Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority he also blogs full-time about progressive youth organizing at Future Majority. Meghan McCain: McCain is a well known blogger and author: thedailybeast.com and mccainblogette.com, she is the daughter of John McCain and experienced first hand the campaign trail during this last election cycle. Randi Zuckerberg: The face of facebook, Randi Zuckerberg is the spokeswoman for Facebook and worked closely with CNN on their integration with Facebook for the inauguration, even serving as a guest anchorwoman for CNN broadcasts from Facebook on the day of the inauguration. Heather Smith: Executive Director of Rock the Vote, founder and former director of Youth Voter Strategies, and served as the national field director for the student PIRGs New Voters Project. Nicole Lapin: News anchor for CNN.com Live. Lapin joined CNN in 2006 becoming on of the youngest news anchors in the company's history. She hosts a weekly interview series entitled, "Young People Who Rock," which focuses on young people under 30 who are doing amazing things.  Co-sponsors include: Berkeley College Republicans, Cal Berkeley Democrats, and the Undergraduate Political Science Association.

Festschrift in honor of Philip Frickey, Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, Berkeley Law Plenary Session 1 - Constitutional Law Moderator:  Goodwin Liu, Professor of Law; Associate Dean, JD Program & Curriculum Planning; Co-Director, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity & Diversity, Berkeley Law Panelists: William Eskridge, Jr., John A. Garver, Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale Law School, Robert C. Post, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School, Ernest A. Young, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law  

Festschrift in honor of Philip Frickey, Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, Berkeley Law Plenary Session 2 - Legislation Moderator:  Elizabeth Garrett,  University Vice President for Academic Planning and Budget; Sydney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics, Political Science, and Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California Gould School of Law Panelists: James J. Brudney, Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law James Emmett, Australian barrister John F. Manning, Bruce Bromley Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Peter L. Strauss, Betts Professor of Law, Columbia Law School