ETHICS & REGULATION: CRITICAL APPROACHES TO ISLAMIC BANKING
Saturday, April 9, 2011
9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Registration at 8:15 am)
Room 105, School of Law, University of California
The Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern & Islamic Law presents a daylong forum exploring issues related to Shari’ah-compliant finance, examining challenges facing Islamic banking in the world today – both within the United States and internationally.
Panelists will address Islamic mortgage financing, limitations on capital business structure, as well as Islamic finance’s potential for micro-finance and poverty alleviation. Additionally, panelists will discuss the grass-roots development and regulatory challenges of the Islamic banking industry within the United States. Finally, the forum will examine the conformity of the industry to Islamic ethics.
Information: http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/jmeil/
Free for UC Berkeley Students and Faculty
$25 for Standard Registration
CLE Credit Available for CA Bar Members