Date and Time
January 14, 2004
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Availability
Open to the public
No RSVP required

Speaker
J Alexander Thier - Asia Foundation Consultant at Afghanistan's Constitutional andf Judicial Reform Commission, Kabul

Afghanistan has had multiple constitutions in the past fifty years, the latest having been drafted as a result of the Bonn Agreement in December 2001. The latest draft constitution, expected to be approved in late 2003, incorporates Islamic jurisprudence and its role in the rule of law and governance.

The talk will discuss: (1) how Afghanistan's new constitution has incorporated Islamic jurisprudence; (2) the implications of the constitution for the peace process; and (3) the implications of the constitution for external relations with South Asia and the region.