Three-Day Delhi Conference

on
Religio-Legal Parameters for Social Harmony
at
Hotel Sheraton, New Delhi

Organized by

South Asia Consortium for Religion and Law Studies
Partner Institutions
Amity Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Noida
Interfaith Foundation India

Advisory Council

Prof. Tahir Mahmood
Chair, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies,Amity Univ.
Justice Jaspal Singh                                            
Former Judge, Delhi High Court                   
Dr Syeda Hameed
Former Member, Planning Commission,GoI.
Prof. M M Verma
President, Interfaith Foundation India
Professor Faizan Mustafa
Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR, Hyderabad
Dr Manoj Sinha
Director, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
Mr Irfan Engineer  
Chair, Centre for  Study of Secularism and Society, Mumbai
Dr KBS Rajan,
Former Member, CAT & Advocate Supreme Court of India
Dr Moinuddin Ahmad, 
News Editor, Indiatimes Committee (Member-Sec.)

Program

Inaugural Session
Thursday, 1st February 2018
Hotel Sheraton, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi-110017  

Session: 6.00 – 8.00 PM

Introduction  
Professor Tahir Mahmood
Distinguished Jurist Chair, Amity University & SACRALS Founding President

Addresses

Professor Upendra Baxi
Former Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University & Visiting Professor, University of Warrick, UK

Dr. Syeda Hameed
Former Member, National Commission for Women & Planning Commission of India

Professor W. Cole Durham
Founding Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

Dinner:       8.00 PM

Day 2
Friday 2 February 2018
Business Sessions
Amity University Campus, Noida, Block F-2 [Seminar Hall]

First Session :              9.30- 11.30 AM

Chair
Justice Jaspal Singh
Former Judge, Delhi High Court & SACRALS Advisory Councilor
Speakers
Justice Mohan Peiris
Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of  Sri Lanka

Dr. Kamal Hossain
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court & Former Law Minister, Bangladesh

Professor Apoorvanand
Professor of Hindi, University of Delhi & Human Rights Activist

Tea Break:                 11.30-12.00

Second Session: 12.00 - 1.30 PM
Chair
Prof. M M Verma
President, Interfaith Foundation India  &
Member  SACRALS Advisory Councilor

Professor Tara Sapkota
Dean, Faculty of Law, Tribhuvaan University, Nepal

Dr. Vikram Dutt
Professor of Journalism, Delhi Metropolitan Education

Lunch:                        1.30 to 300

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Third Session:            3.00 -- 4.30 PM

Chair
Adv. Irfan Engineer
Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai 
& Member  SACRALS Advisory Councilor

Speakers
Ms. Farzana Mahmood
Advocate & Research Scholar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr. Ramesh Parajuli
Assistant Professor of Law, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Closing Tea:               4.30 pm

Day 3
Closing Sessions
Saturday 3 February 2018
Hotel Sheraton, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi-110017
(Dynasty Hall)

First Session : 9.30 – 11.30 AM
Chair
Mr. Firoz King Hussein
Philanthropist & Advisor, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

Speakers
Professor Abdillah Masykuri
Faculty of Law, Syarif Hidayatullah University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Professor Jaclyn L. Neo
Faculty of Law, National University, Singapore

Mr. Neville Rochow
Adjunct Professor, Notre Dame University School of Law, Australia

Tea Break:                 11.30-12.00

 Second Session :         12.00 – 1.30 pm

Chair
Ms. Donlu Thayar
Senior Editor, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, BYU, USA

Speakers
Professor Faizan Mustafa
Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR Law University, Hyderabad
Prof. MM Verma
President, Interfaith Foundation India

Professor W.Cole Durham
Founding Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, BYU, USA  

Professor Tahir Mahmood
Distinguished Jurist Chair, Amity University & SACRALS Founding President
Lunch: 1.30 pm

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