News Archive
Professor 'Arafa, S.J.D. '13, Speaks at Cornell Law, Published with Oxford University Press
10/07/2019
Professor Mohamed 'Arafa, S.J.D. '13, has made two presentations recently at Cornell Law School, has an upcoming lecture planned at IU McKinney, and has published his recent work with Oxford University Press, among other outlets.
Professor 'Arafa was a guest speaker at a Comparative Contract Law Class at Cornell Law on September 26 with the topic "The Roots and Leafs of Islamic Contract Law: Harmony between Tradition and Modernity." He also spoke on a panel on October 1, in the photo at left, where he discussed "Gender Equality in the Muslim World: Theory Versus Practice, Have Lots, Have Nots."
At IU McKinney on October 16, Professor 'Arafa will present a lecture titled, "Human Rights Under the Umbrella of Islamic Criminal Justice: Perplexing and Beyond the Zero-Sum Game." He also will discuss his new book: The New Human Rights Agenda: Loud Voices from the Global Periphery.
Professor 'Arafa published an article titled "Middle East Legislative Insight: Egyptian Cybercrime Law" in LexisNexis Middle East Commentary (2019). He also published "Case 8/1996 (Egypt)" in Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (Oxford University Press, 2018). Two other articles have been accepted for publication. "Dreams without Illusions: The Bureaucratic Cholesterol, Administrative Corruption and the Future of a Real Democratic Middle East" is forthcoming at New England Law Review, Vol. 54, and "The Archaeology of the Freedom of Information Laws: Egypt Fake-News Laws" is forthcoming in Vol.53 Issue 1 of Indiana Law Review.
Professor 'Arafa is an Assistant Professor of Law at Alexandria University School of Law in Egypt (on sabbatical). In 2018-2019, he was a Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where he taught Comparative Middle Eastern Law. He will return to Cornell in 2020 to teach the course.
