Tuesday, December 13, 2016
On 13 December 2016, A Girl in the River was screened at UMT School of Law and Policy [SLP] by United Nations Information Center [UNIC]. The idea was to show how various human rights issues are raised and addresses through cinematography. The director of UNIC in Pakistan, Vittorio Cammarota, attend...
Friday, November 18, 2016
Salwa Petersen [LL.M. (Harvard); Legal Counsel, Loreal, Paris] taught a short course, titled "Introduction to Project Finance," from 18 November 2016 to 20 November 2016, at UMT School of Law and Policy [SLP]. The students learned about the basic concepts of project finance, its necessary elements,...
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Dr. Niels Petersen [Professor of Public Law, International Law, and EU Law, University of Münster] taught a short course, titled "International Investment Law," from 17 November 2016 to 20 November 2016, at UMT School of Law and Policy [SLP]. The course gave an introduction to the basic legal ...
Thursday, September 01, 2016
On 01 September 2016, SLP's delegation, lead by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP], was hosted at the Belgian Federal Parliament by Petra de Sutter [Senator, Belgian Federal Parliament] and Steven Vanackere [Senator, Belgian Federal Parliament]. Peter Claes [Hea...
On 01 September 2016, SLP’s delegation, led by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP], was hosted by Jan Smets [Governor of the National Bank of Belgium; Member of the Governing Council and the General Council of the European Central Bank] at the Head Office o...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
On 31 August 2016, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] and his students were hosted by Dr. Michel Tison [Dean, Faculty of Law, Ghent University]. Dr. Petra de Sutter [Senator, Belgian National Parliament] also attended the event. Prof. Dr. Tison started the proce...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
On 30 August 2016, SLP's delegation, lead by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] was hosted by Faculty of Law, KU Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Bernard Tilleman [Dean, Faculty of Law, KU Leuven] welcomed the delegation and gave a talk on the federal system in Belgiu...
Monday, August 29, 2016
On 29 August 2016, SLP's delegation, lead by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP], was hosted by Tom Vandenkendelaere [Member, EU Parliament] at the EU Parliament in Brussels. Mr. Vandenkendelaere had a detailed and frank discussion with Prof. Asad and his student...
Sunday, August 28, 2016
On 28 August 2016, Prof. Dr. Matthias Storme [Professor, Faculty of Law, KU Leuven; Founder, European Law Institute] invited SLP's delegation, lead by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP], to the historic Belgian city of Ghent. Prof. Storme, who hails from Ghent, ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
On 24 August 2016, SLP's delegation, lead by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and associate Professor, SLP], was hosted by European Law Students' Association (ELSA) at ELSA House, Brussels. Members of ELSA's international board briefed the delegation about ELSA's scope, structure, and acti...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
On 23 August 2016, Michael Marelus, Gila Marelus, and Levi Marelus were invited by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] to have an interactive discussion with SLP’s students about Judaism. Hailing from the orthodox Jewish community in Antwerp, the three sibl...
Sunday, August 21, 2016
University of Antwerp (UA), Belgium, hosted a summer program for SLP’s students from 21 August 2016 to 03 September 2016. The students were accompanied by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] as their academic supervisor. UA did not charge any fee for the pr...
Monday, August 01, 2016
Nadia Ahmad has joined UMT School of Law and Policy as an assistant professor. She has a B.A./LL.B. from Lahore University of Management Sciences; an LL.M. from University of Michigan Law School; and is a member of the New York Bar Association. Prior to joining SLP, she taught comparat...
Friday, May 20, 2016
On 20 May 2016, Hamid Khan [Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan] hosted Prof. Dr. Schmolke and Prof. Asad. The discussion revolved around the perception of Pakistan in the international community, law and order situation in the country, and developments in legal education in Europe, South East Asi...
Thursday, May 19, 2016
On 19 May 2016, Prof. Dr. Schmolke and Prof. Asad were hosted by the President of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) in order to discuss various possibilities of collaboration between LHCBA and SLP. The two sides identified various areas of mututal interest and agreed to take things forward...
Monday, May 16, 2016
Professor Dr. Klaus Ulrich Schmolke [Chair of Private Law, Commercial Law, Company Law, and Business Law at Friedrich Alexander University (FAU), Germany] taught a short-course, titled “European Company Law,” at UMT School of Law and Policy from 16 May 2016 to 19 May 2016. Prof. Schmol...
Friday, April 29, 2016
On 29 April 2016, UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP) hosted a talk by Haider Ashraf [M.A. (Columbia); Deputy Inspector General (Operations), Lahore Police] on the latest initiatives taken by Lahore Police in order to improve its performance. The participants included law professors, lawyers, and l...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
On 27 April 2016, UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP) hosted a talk by Sehrish Malik [LL.M. (BPP University); Advocate, High Court] on mergers and acquisitions in South Asia. The participants included law professors, lawyers, and law students.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
On 20 April 2016, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director, UMT School of Law and Policy] had a detailed meeting with Haider Ashraf [DIG (Operations), Lahore] to discuss possibilities of collaboration between SLP and Lahore Police. The two identified various areas of mutual interest and agreed to t...
Friday, March 18, 2016
On 18 March 2016, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [LL.M. (Harvard); Advocate, High Court; Associate Professor and Founding Director, UMT School of Law and Policy] gave a talk, titled "Europe and Islamic Law," at KU Leuven, Belgium, to doctoral candidates from nine European universities and institutes, inclu...
Friday, March 11, 2016
On 11 March 2016, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [LL.M. (Harvard); Advocate, High Court; Associate Professor and Founding Director, UMT School of Law and Policy] gave a talk, titled "Europe and Islamic Law," to the graduate students at Faculty of Law, Heidelberg University, Germany. The talk not only focuse...
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
On 02 March 2016, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] gave a talk, titled "Introduction to Islamic Law," to the graduate students at KU Leuven's faculty of law. The talk was hosted by Professor Dr. Eric Dirix [Judge, Supreme Court of Belgium; Professor, KU Leuven...
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Faiqa Ibrahim has joined UMT School of Law and Policy as an assistant professor.She has an LL.B. from University of the Punjab; an LL.M. from McGill University; and she is a member of Lahore High Court Bar Association. Before joining SLP, she researched on CEDAW – Pakistan chapter; worked wit...
Sunday, February 28, 2016
As part of the ongoing collaboration between Katholieke Universitiet Leuven (KU Leuven) and UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP), Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [LL.M. (Harvard); Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] again taught a graduate-level course on Islamic finance at KU Leuven in February 20...
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