The Arab German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) and the Centre of Expertise for the Law of Arab and Islamic Countries at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is pleased to invite submissions for the conference “Minority Law in Arab States: Governing Religious Diversity,” in Hamburg, Germany from 14-15 July 2025.
The conference foregrounds the complex interplay between legal autonomy and the governance of religious diversity with regard to family law in Arab states. Our aim is to convene scholars employing different methodological and theoretical approaches (especially from law, anthropology, political science, history, Middle Eastern studies) together with legal practitioners and policymakers.
We invite submissions that address particularly, but not exclusively: legal pluralism; minority responses to the governance of religious diversity; gender and inter-religious relationships; the impact of conflict on family laws; international law, institutions, and advocacy; local, national, and regional policy and reform perspectives.
Papers should be based on original, unpublished research. Please send an abstract of your proposed paper (up to 300 words) by March 24, 2025 to Ms. Tess Chemnitzer (chemnitzer@mpipriv.de). Notifications will be sent out by March 31, 2025. We will provide funding for all presenters (travel costs and accommodation). Funding is still subject to approval.
For more information see https://www.mpipriv.de/minority-law.
Call for Papers: Conference “Minority Law in Arab States: Governing Religious Diversity”