Lecture: "The Basis of Human Rights in the West and in Islam" by Dr. Syed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad (November 23, 2004) - Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)

"The Basis of Human Rights in the West and in Islam"
by Dr. Syed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad

Wednesday, November 23, 2004
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Brown Bag--Cold Drinks Provided

CSID Conference Room
2121 K Street, NW , Suite 700
Washington DC, 20037

RSVP to Layla Sein: sein@islam-democracy.org

About the Speaker:

Dr. Syed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad received his Phd in Law from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium and his BA and MA from the University of Tehran. He taught jurisprudence of Law at Shahid Beheshti University in Iran and has guest lectured at several other universities within Iran.

He is a member of the High Council of the Research Institute of Humanities as well as a member of the Board of Trustee of Iranian Universities. He has also served as Chairman of the Commission of Compiling Judicial Acts and a Judge in the Ministry of Justice. His English publications include Protection of Individuals in Times of Armed Conflict Under International and Islamic Laws and Religion, Philosophy and Law: A Collection of Articles and Papers .

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