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PhD (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
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Dr T. Wasti |
Position |
Senior Lecturer |
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Interests |
- Comparative jurisprudence
- Application of islamic family law in Contemporary societies
- Development & administration of islamic criminal justice system in muslim states
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Email |
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Tel |
0208 451 9993 |
Profile
Tahir Haider Wasti obtained is PhD in 2005 in Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has taught and practiced law for a decade in Pakistan. His cases have been reported in various law journals. He has been admitted to the roll of Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales and has advised several cases involving Islamic Law issues.
Teaching
Lectures for MA students on:
Research Methods
The Development of Islamic law and its Application in the Muslim World
Publications & Supervision
Some of his recent work includes:
- Wasti, Tahir H. (2009) Sharia Regulation in Swat, The daily Dawn, Pakistan, http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/sharia-regulation-in-swat.
- Wasti, Tahir H. (2009) Sharia in Practice: Application of Islamic Criminal Law in Pakistan, Brill.
- Wasti, Tahir H. (2008) Islamic Law in Practice: The Application of Qisas and Diyat Law in Pakistan, Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Volume 13 (2006-2007).
- Wasti, Tahir H. (2006) Mirza ka Muqadama, BBC.
- Wasti, Tahir H. (2005) Honour Killings – New Law and Old Notions, A Paper presented in the 14th World Congress on Criminology, Philadelphia Pennsylvania University, USA.
- Wasti, Tahir H. (1999) The Roots of Religious Terrorism in Pakistan. A paper presented at the Jurists Conference in Karachi, Pakistan.
Some of his supervision includes:
- Problems of Muslim Education in UK, PhD, 2004.
- Law and the Status of Women in Saudi Arabia, MA, 2003.
- Islamic Reform and Political Change: Life under MFLO 1971, MA 2004.
- Indigenous and Tribal People In International Law: The Case of The Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, MA 2004.
- Segregation of Women in Islamic Societies Of South Asia And Its Reflection In Rural Areas, A Case Study of Pakistani village Katcha Khoo, MA 2005.
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