Associate. Prof. Dr. Haluk Songur LLB, LLM, PhD

Contact Details

School of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies
E-mail: songur@sdu.edu.tr

Job Title

Visiting Scholar of Islamic Law

Role in the University

Scholar of Islamic Law

Background

Academic Qualifications

1995-2001, Phd., Islamic Law, University of Suleyman Demirel University, Social Sciences Institute, Isparta, Turkey.
1992-1995, LLM, Islamic Law, University Of Seljuk, Social Sciences Institute, Konya, Turkey.
1988-1992, LLB, Shariah and Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
1987-1988, Preparatory Course of Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Professional Experience

2009-Present: Associate Pofessor of Islamic Law at the University of Suleyman Demirel, Faculty of Divinity.
2003- 2009: Assistant Professor of Islamic Law at the University of Suleyman Demirel, Faculty of Divinity.
2001-2003: Dr. Research Assistant of Islamic Law at University of Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Divinity.
1994-2001: Research Assistant of Islamic Law at University of Suleyman

Member of

Editor of Journal of Suleyman Demirel University Institute of Social Sciences, SDU, Social Sciences Institute, Isparta, Turkey.

Member of Editoriol Board

2006-Present: Assistant Editor, The Journal of Review of the Faculty of Divinity, MLA, Index Islamicus, University of Suleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
2006-Present: Member of Editoriol Board, The Journal of Review of the Faculty of Divinity, MLA, University of Suleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
2005-Present: Guest Editor, Journal Of Law Studies (Refeered Journal), Konya, Turkey.
2003- Present: Memeber of Editoriol Board, SOBE (Journal of Social Sciences House), Isparta, Turkey
2003- Present: Member of Editor Board, Journal Of Islamic Law Studies (Refeered Journal), Konya, Turkey.

Academic Interests

Islamic Law
Islamic Jurrisprudence
Early Development of Islamic Law
Comparative Law: Comparasion Between English Common Law and Islamic Law
Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law
Human Rights and Democracy in Islam
Women Rights in Islam

Publications

Books

2009, Crime and Its Theoritical Basis in Comparative Law: Objectives of Punishment in Islamic Criminal Law, Soğüt Yay, İstanbul, 2009. (in Turkish)
2008, Payment in Inflationist Period in Islamic Law, Isparta. (in Turkish)
2008, Theory of Complicity in Islamic Criminal Law: Comparative Examination, Isparta. (in Turkish)
1999, Ahmad Hasan, İlk Dönem İslâm Hukuk Biliminin Gelişimi, (The Early development of Islamic Law), Rağbet Yayınları, Istanbul. (Book Translation from English into Turkish)

Papers and Articles

2007, “Human Rights an Islam: An Attempt To Compare The Farewell Adress of Prophet And The Magna Carta”, Review of the Faculty of Divinity University of Suleyman Demirel, Year:2007/2, Volume:19, pp:1-16.
2007, "İmam Serahsi'nin (1009?-1090) Hanefi Fıkhına Katkısı Bağlamında Uluslararası Hukukun Oluşumundaki Rolü", (Imam Sarakhsi and His Role in the Formation of International Law), Uluslar Arası Türk Dünyasının İslamiyet'e Katkıları Sempozyumu, Isparta, 305–310, 31 Mayıs 1 Haziran 2007.
2006, “Two Approaches to the Particularization of Effective Cause (Takhsîs al-‘IllahI in Islamic Legal Theory, Review of the Faculty of Divinity University of Suleyman Demirel, Year:2006, Volume:17, pp:15-26
2006, “From Mu’tazilah-Hanafı Tradition To Maturîdî-Hanefî Tradition: A Sample Case -Specıalızatıon Of Cause- (Tahsis Al-Illah)”, BRISMES, Birmingham University, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 22-24 July.
2006, "Abdulkadir Udeh (1907-1954) -Hayatı Eserleri ve İslam Hukukuna Katkısı", (Abdol Qader Udah -His Life Works and Contribution to Islamic Law), Journal Of Islamic Law Studies, year: 2006, volume:6, Konya, Turkey, pp:331-336.
2006, "Pakistanlı İlk Dönem İslam Hukuku Üzerine Çalışan Son Dönem Alimlerinden Ahmed Hasan (1932-1996)" (Ahmad Hasan, The Scholar Who Studied Early Period of Islamic Law), Journal of Islamic Law Studies, year:2006, volume:6, Konya, Turkey, pp: 545-556.
2006, “Roma Hukukunun İslam Hukukuna Etkileri Tartışmalarında daha Derine Doğru –Roma Hukukunun Semitik Kökenleri” (Towards the Semitic Roots of The Roman Law), SOBE (Journal of Social Sciences House), year:2006, volume:2, pp:57-68, Isparta, Turkey
2006, “İlmihal Dindarlığının İnkarı Üzerine’ Adlı Makalenin Eleştirisi ve İlmihal Geleneği” (Critics of Paper and Catechism Tradition), SOBE (Journal of Social Sciences House), year:2006, volume:3, pp:28-36, Isparta, Turkey
2005, “The 1917 Family Law Ordinances As a Last Circle of The Codification Movement After Tanzimat (Reforms) and Identity Changes in the Ottoman Empire”, BRISMES/European Association of Middle Eastern Soceties Conference,Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom, 12-16 September.
2005, “Ortadoğu Konferansı Üzerine, İngiliz Ortadoğu Çalışmaları Topluluğu” (On The Brısmes), SOBE (Journal of Social Sciences House), year:2005, volume:1, pp:66-69, Isparta, Turkey.
2004, "John Burton (1929-) - The Collection Adle Eseri Özelinde", (John Burton: His Life and Works), Journal Of Islamic Law Studies, year: 2004, volume:4, pp:203-217, Konya, Turkey.
2004"Mukayeseli Hukukçu Olarak John Makdisi", (John Maqdisi As A Comparative Jurist), Journal Of Islamic Law Studies, year:4, volume:4, 267-274, Konya, Turkey.
2003, "İslâm Ceza Hukuku Üzerine -Genel Kısım ve Özel Kısım Ayırımı ve Belirlenmiş Suçlar bakımından Cezaların Taksimi-", (On the Islamic Criminal Law) Journal Of Islamic Law Studies, year 2003, volume:1, pp:187-195, Konya,Turkey.
2002, "Hz. Peygamber ve Cezalandırma İlkeleri" (The Prophet Mohammad and Punishment Principles), Faculty of Divinity University of Suleyman Demirel, V. Sempshum, (Papers), 19-20 April, pp:245-252, Isparta, Turkey.
1998, "Hz. Peygamber ve İslâm İktisadının Esasları" (The Prophet Mohammad and The Principles of Islamic Ecenomics), Faculty of Divinity University of Suleyman Demirel, I. Sempshum, (Papers), 20-21 April, pp259-268, Isparta, Turkey.
1994, "İslâm Hukukunda Avukatlık Üzerine Mukayeseli Bir İnceleme" (Attorneyship in Islamic Law) Review of the Faculty of Divinity University of Suleyman Demirel, Year:1994, Volume:1, pp:225-256, Isparta, Turkey.