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Symposium
JUSTICE
The Role Of Justice in Building a Better World
The symposium will be held on 18-20 th November 2007.
THE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF SYMPOSIUM
Although throughout history there have been fine examples of social harmony and co-operation, humanity has never succeeded in freeing itself from greed, ambition, and the desire for domination, and their resulting conflict and destruction. In the 20th century the latter exceeded all bounds and gave rise to unprecedented savagery. Then, globalization brought with it changes in both the extent and forms of injustice, blatantly legitimizing and systemizing it. It may said that now humanity falters uncertainly between the excessive consumption of the rich North and its associated illnesses, and the extreme deprivation and resultant illnesses of the poor South. Clearly, measures taken to rectify and prevent these injustices, which afflict all areas of human life from the individual and family to country, globe, and environment, have been inadequate. There is urgent need for effective and permanent solutions on both the theoretical and practical levels. Historically, these have been provided by the religions. Islam, in particular, and the Holy Qur’an offer principles for establishing and preserving justice in every area of human life. Islam’s approach to this question is both comprehensive and practicable. With this in view, the Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture is organizing an international symposium to discuss these problems and their solutions, and to investigate ways of building A WORLD CONSISTENT WITH HUMAN DIGNITY. The symposium will be attended by scholars and academics from every continent, who, in the light of religion generally and particularly of Islam and the Qur’an and its contemporary commentary, the Risale-i Nur, will discuss THE ROLE OF JUSTICE IN BUILDING A BETTER WORLD. Papers should be within the framework of the topics given below. Any paper that fail to comply with the topics, format, and specified dates will not be accepted for presentation. As the Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, we hope to make a modest contribution to the building of a just world and the eradication of injustice.
TOPICS:
1. The ontological meaning of the divine name of Just.
2. The place of justice in creation.
3. Justice in the context of belief in divine unity, prophet hood, and the hereafter.
4. Analysis of justice as a fundamental human right.
5. Rational justice and divine justice.
6. The relation between justice and worship.
7. Worldly justice and other-worldly justice.
8. The relation between justice and ethics.
9. The relation between politics and justice.
10. The place and importance of justice in human relations.
11. The social, political, and economic dimensions of justice.
12. International relations in the light of the principle of justice.
13. The relation between law, force, and justice.
14. Modernity’s view of justice.
15. Justice according to reason and revelation.
16. Justice according to Islamic civilization and Western civilization.
17. Globalization and justice.
18. Justice and ecology.
19. Justice and Sufism.
20. Contemporary theories of justice.
21. Redefining justice in a globalizing world.
22. Justice in individual–state relations.
For detailed information:
The Istanbul
Foundation for Science and Culture
Rüstempaşa Medresesi Sururi
Mahallesi Medrese Sokak No: 2
Posta kodu: 34120 Eminönü / İstanbul / Turkey
Tel: +90
212 527 81 81 - Fax: +90 212 527 80 80
e-mail: iikv@iikv.org