(Re)designing Justice for Plural Societies

August 16, 2017

More than 60 scholars participated in the three-day conference organised by the Department ‘Law & Anthropology’

Conference at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology: '(Re)designing Justice for Plural Societies: Accommodative Practices Put to the Test'
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Dominik Müller, Marie-Claire Foblets and Katayoun Alidadi (from left to right) organised the conference ‘(Re)designing Justice for Plural Societies: Accommodative Practices Put to the Test’, which took place from June 14 to June 16 2017 at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
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Symeon C. Symeonides (Williamette University, Oregon, USA) during his talk ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Perspectives from the Trumped States’ in Session I: Accommodative Practices: Opportunities and Pitfalls
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Kilian Bälz (Amereller Rechtsanwälte PmbB, Berlin) ■ Title of his talk: ‘Sharia Compliance and Sharia Risk: Defining Islamic Law in Islamic Finance’ ■ Session II: Islam and Political, Legal and Economic Inclusion
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The beginning of Session II: Islam and Political, Legal and Economic Inclusion – Chairman Dominik Müller (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale) beside Jaclyn L. Neo (National University of Singapore) und Laura Haddad (University of Hamburg) (from left to right)
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Jaclyn L. Neo (National University of Singapore) ■ Title of her talk: ‘Regulating Islam in Singapore: Techniques and Tensions’ ■ Session II: Islam and Political, Legal and Economic Inclusion

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Laura Haddad (University of Hamburg) ■ Title of her talk: ‘House Rules for Islam in Hamburg: The Contract between the State of Hamburg and Three Islamic Communities’ ■ Session II: Islam and Political, Legal and Economic Inclusion

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Discussing the talks of Session II: Mark Goodale (University of Lausanne) has some questions.
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Maria Sapignoli (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale) introduces keynote speaker Richard A. Wilson to the audience.
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Richard A. Wilson (University of Connecticut, USA) ■ Title of his keynote: ‘Incitement on Trial: Prosecuting International Speech Crimes’
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On judges and their opinion about speech experts: Richard A. Wilson (University of Connecticut, USA) during his keynote address ‘Incitement on Trial: Prosecuting International Speech Crimes’
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Richard A. Wilson conducts research on genocide trials at international courts.
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Richard A. Wilson has many thoughtful listeners: Sophie Nakueira, visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
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Cengiz Barskanmaz (Max-Planck-Institut für ethnologische Forschung, Halle/Saale) has a question for Richard A. Wilson.
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Werner Menski (School of Oriental and African Studies, London), Chairman of Session III: Accommodating Diversity under State Law in Europe

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Burim Ramaj (University of Fribourg, Schweiz) ■ Title of his talk: ‘Recognition under Public Law as Accommodation Tool: The Swiss Example’ ■ Session III: Accommodating Diversity under State Law in Europe
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Eduardo Ruiz Vieytez (University Deusto, Spanien) ■ Title of his talk: ‘The Spanish Observatory of Religious Pluralism: The Challenge of Fostering Accommodation through Information, Dissemination and Research Activities’ ■ Session III: Accommodating Diversity under State Law in Europe
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Jonathan Bernaerts (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale) ■ Title of his talk: ‘Local Linguistic Accommodations: Discussing Sustainability’ ■ Session III: Accommodating Diversity under State Law in Europe
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Markus Klank (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale) ■ Title of his talk: ‘From Home Schooling to Formal Schooling: The Case of the Twelve Tribes in Germany’ ■ Session III: Accommodating Diversity under State Law in Europe
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The presenters in Session IV: Land, Housing and Environmental Issues ■ (from right to left) Chairman Olaf Zenker (University of Fribourg, Schweiz), Jorge L. Esquirol (Florida International University, Miami, USA) und Elizabeth Steyn (University of Montreal, Canada)
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Jorge L. Esquirol (Florida International University, Miami, USA) ■ Title of his talk: ‘Untitled Housing, Informality and Legal Forms’ ■ Session IV: Land, Housing and Environmental Issues
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Elizabeth Steyn (University of Montreal, Canada) ■ Title of her talk: ‘Seeking Solutions in the Land of the Long White Cloud: The Whanganui River Settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand as Accommodative Measure’ ■ Session IV: Land, Housing and Environmental Issues
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Richard A. Wilson (centre) comments on Elizabeth Steyn’s talk. Dominik Müller (left) listens attentively.

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Mark Goodale (University of Lausanne, Schweiz) ■ Title of his talk: ‘Living Well Through Law: Legal Pluralism in a Plurinational State’ ■ Session V: Experiences in Latin America
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Armando Guevara-Gil (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru) ■ Title of his talk: ‘The Intercultural Justice Program and Anthropological Expert Opinions in Peru’ ■ Session V: Experiences in Latin America
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Annette Mehlhorn (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale) ■ Title of her talk: ’'Vivir Bien': Law and Social Change in the Bolivian Altiplano’ ■ Session V: Experiences in Latin America
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Bertram Turner (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale), Chairman of Session VI: The Role of the Judiciary in Negotiating Plural Normativities
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Yüksel Sezgin (Syracuse University, USA) ■ Title of his talk: ‘Accommodation and 'Reformation' of Muslim Family Laws by Non-Muslim Democracies: Examining the Role of Civil Courts as Viable Agents of Change?’ ■ Session VI: The Role of the Judiciary in Negotiating Plural Normativities
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Christa Rautenbach (North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa) ■ Title of her talk: ‘Redesigning Tsonga Living Customary Law: The South African Constitutional Court has spoken in MM v MN 2013 (4) SA 415 (CC)’
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Ido Shahar (University of Haifa, Israel) ■ Title of his talk: Control or Legitimacy? An Inherent Dilemma in ‘State Legal Pluralism’ ■ Session VI: The Role of the Judiciary in Negotiating Plural Normativities
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Roundtable on: Challenges and Crossroads, Comparative Borrowing ■ Moderator: Katayoun Alidadi (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale)
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Mathias Rohe (Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg) giving his statement at the conference’s closing session
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Final panel discussion in the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology’s main seminar room
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