Strategies for enhancing women's protection
This one-day training program is aimed at legal practitioners and civil society organisations working in the area of women's legal services or access to justice.
Date: Wednesday, 18 February
Location: Amman, Jordan – exact location to be confirmed.
Time: 10am – 4.00pm
The course will consider how to implement Islamic jurisprudence into strategic litigation and courtroom strategies. Hauwa Ibrahim, Visiting Lecturer on Women’s Studies and Islamic Law at Harvard University, will be conducting the training. For specific information about the training contact Analissa Bezzi (abezzi@majliselhassan.org).
The training will be conducted in both English and Arabic.
For information about the associated conference, click here.
About the trainer
Hauwa Ibrahim is a Nigerian human rights lawyer who won the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize in 2005. Hauwa has been a Visiting Professor at Saint Louis University School of Law and Stonehill College, a World Fellow at Yale University, a Radcliffe fellow, and a fellow at both the Human Rights Programme and the Islamic Legal Studies Programme at Harvard University. While a Radcliffe fellow, Ibrahim adopted an interdisciplinary approach to delve into the theoretical foundations of Sharia law and examined how they have influenced legal practice, which has, in turn, affected the human rights of women in West Africa. Her research led to the book Practicing Shariah Law: Seven Strategies for Achieving Justice in Shariah Courts (2013). Hauwau is currently engaged by the WANA Institute as a Senior Visiting Scholar working with the Social Justice team.
Register here
This training is open to legal practitioners and civil society organisations working in the area of women's legal services or access to justice. Attendance at the training is strictly limited and registering your interest does not confirm your attendance. A member of the WANA Institute team will contact you to confirm your attendance. People who have not registered will not be permitted entry into the event.