L. Ali Khan
Publications

Most Recent Article

"Pakistan's Constitutional Shenanigans," Jurist: Legal News & Research (May 7, 2008).

Professor Khan frequently provides commentary to Jurist Hotline.

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Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"The Immutability of Divine Texts," 2008 BYU Law Review ___ (forthcoming 2008).

"Advocacy under Islam and Common Law," 45 San Diego Law Review ___ (forthcoming 2008).

"Free Markets of Islamic Jurisprudence," 2007 Michigan State Law Review 1487 (Symposium: The Future of Islamic Legal Scholarship) [372 KB PDF].

"Forcing them to be Free: Bush's Project for the Muslim World," 8 Global Dialogue 1 (2006).

"An Islamic View of the Battlefield," 7 Barry Law Review 21 (2006) (Symposium: God and War).

"The Essentialist Terrorist," 45 Washburn Law Journal 47 (2005). [189 KB PDF]

"The Reopening of the Islamic Code: The Second Era of Ijtihad," 1 University of St. Thomas Law Journal 341 (2003) (Founding Symposium: God, the Person, History and the Law) [153 KB PDF; pagination varies from published version].

"Islam as Intellectual Property," 31 Cumberland Law Review 632 (2001) (Ray Rushton Distinguished Lecturer Series: Evangelism/Proselytism and International Religious Liberties).

"The Dignity of Labor," 32 Columbia Human Rights Law Review 289 (2001).

"The Evolution of Money: A Story of Constitutional Nullification," 67 University of Cincinnati Law Review 393 (1999).

"A Theory of Universal Democracy," 16 Wisconsin International Law Journal 61 (1997). [6.7 MB PDF]

"Lessons From Malcolm X: Freedom by Any Means Necessary," 38 Howard Law Journal 79 (1994).

"The Kashmir Dispute: A Plan for Regional Cooperation," 31 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 495 (1994).

"The Extinction of Nation-States," 7 American University Journal of International Law & Policy 197 (1992). [2.2 MB PDF]

"The Hermeneutics of Sexual Order", 31 Santa Clara Law Review 47 (1990).

"Constitutional Kinship Between Iran and the Soviet Union", 9 New York Law School Journal of International & Comparative Law 293 (1988).

"A Legal Theory of Revolutions", 5 Boston University International Law Journal 1 (1987). [1.6 MB PDF]

"A Legal Theory of International Terrorism", 19 Connecticut Law Review 945 (1987).

"The Invasion of Sexual Privacy", 23 San Diego Law Review 957 (1986). [1.1 MB PDF]

"Professor Prufrock", 36 Journal of Legal Education 117 (1986).

Books and Monographs

A Theory of International Terrorism: Understanding Islamic Militancy. (Martinus Nijhoff, 2006).
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A Theory of Universal Democracy: Beyond the End of History. (Kluwer Law International, 2003).
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The Extinction of Nation-States: A World Without Borders. Kluwer Law International, 1996.
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The Legitimacy of a Coup d'Etat. New York University, 1983.

Chapters in Books

"Islam as Intellectual Property" and "Commentary of the Constitution of Medina" in Understanding Islamic Law: From Classical to Contemporary (Alta Mira Press, 2006).
   » See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

"Legal Scholarship as an Act of Discovery" (chapter 15) in Legal Education for the 21st Century. (Fred B. Rothman & Co. 1999).

Book Reviews

Book Review: "Learning Legal Reasoning," 30 Washburn L.J. 265 (1991).

"Rethinking the Sources of International Law," 15 Denv. J. Int'l. L. & Pol'Y. 167 (1986).

Other Publications

Legal Commentaries

"Pakistan's Constitutional Shenanigans," Jurist: Legal News & Research (May 7, 2008). See also: Counterpunch (May 8, 2008).

"Democracy Day in Pakistan: No Pardon for Musharraf," Jurist: Legal News & Research (March 16, 2008). See also: Counterpunch (March 17, 2008); MWC News (March 17, 2008); American Muslim (March 18, 2008); Daily Star (March 20, 2008).

"Arresting Pakistan's Musharraf," Jurist: Legal News & Research (February 21, 2008). See also: Counterpunch (February 22, 2008).

"NATO Genocide in Afghanistan," Jurist: Legal News & Research (January 29, 2008). See also: Middle East Online (January 30, 2008); Counterpunch (January 30, 2008); American Muslim (January 31, 2008); AlJazeera Magazine (online edition) (February 1, 2008); Daily Star (February 6, 2008). [See also, below under Media Interviews, the February 13, 2008 interview with Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 102.7 FM.]

"Perfidy in Pakistan: Understanding the Bhutto Assassination," Jurist: Legal News & Research (December 31, 2007). See also: Counterpunch (December 31, 2007); MWC News (December 31, 2007); American Muslim (December 31, 2007).

"Summoning Caesar to Trial in Pakistan," Jurist: Legal News & Research (December 16, 2007). See also: Middle East Online (December 17, 2007); American Muslim (December 17, 2007); MWC News (December 17, 2007); AlJazeera Magazine (online edition) (December 19, 2007).

"Pakistan Elections and the Lawyers' Movement," Jurist: Legal News & Research (November 27, 2007). See also: MWC News (November 27, 2007); Counterpunch (November 28, 2007); Middle East Online (November 28, 2007).

"Liberating Pakistan: A Test Case for the World Media," MWC News (November 14, 2007). See also: Counterpunch (November 15, 2007); Middle East Online (November 15, 2007).

"Solidarity with Pakistan's Lawyers," Jurist: Legal News & Research (November 7, 2007). See also: MWC News (November 7, 2007); Counterpunch (November 8, 2007).
This commentary has been set to photographs and music (6 minutes, 42 seconds).

"Pakistan's Lawless Plight: Prescription for Another Coup?" Jurist: Legal News & Research (November 4, 2007). See also: MWC News (November 5, 2007); Counterpunch (November 6, 2007); Middle East Online (November 6, 2007); PressTV (November 7, 2007); AlJazeera Magazine (online edition) (November 8, 2007).

"Pakistan's Constitutional Mess," Jurist: Legal News & Research (October 15, 2007). See also: Counterpunch (October 15, 2007); MWC News (October 15, 2007); The American Muslim (October 16, 2007); Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (October 16, 2007); Brunei Times (October 17, 2007).

"Staying Pakistan's Presidential Election," Jurist: Legal News & Research (September 30, 2007).

"Sharif's Lawless Deportation from Pakistan," Jurist: Legal News & Research (September 12, 2007). See also: The American Muslim (September 11, 2007); MWC News (September 11, 2007); Middle East Online (September 12, 2007).

"Pakistan Supreme Court Must Deliver a Bold Decision," AlJazeera Magazine (online edition) (July 17, 2007). See also: Jurist: Legal News & Research (July 15, 2007); MWC News (July 16, 2007); Counterpunch (July 16, 2007); The American Muslim (July 16, 2007); Middle East Online (July 16, 2007); Arab News (July 18, 2007); The Brunei Times (July 19, 2007) (not archived at web site); Daily Star (July 20, 2007); Pakistan Link (July 23, 2007).

"A Lawyers' Mutiny in Pakistan," Jurist: Legal News & Research (May 17, 2007). See also: MWC News (May 17, 2007); Counterpunch (May 18, 2007); The American Muslim (May 27, 2007).

"Combating Defamation of Religions," MWC News (December 31, 2006).

"President's Incitements to Commit Genocide," MWC News (September 18, 2006). See also: Counterpunch (September 19, 2006); The American Muslim (September 18, 2006); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (September 19, 2006); Middle East Online (September 21, 2006).

"Suppressive Rulings: Turkey's Headscarf Ban," National Law Journal (online edition) (July 24, 2006).

"The Challenges of Maximalist Democracy," MWC News Magazine (January 29, 2006). See also: Daily Star (February 1, 2006); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (February 6, 2006); Daily Times (February 6, 2006).

"The Essentialist Terrorist," MWC News Magazine (November 22, 2005). See also: Daily Star (November 27, 2005); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (November 28, 2005).

"The New Commandment on Political Murders: Thou Shalt Not Kill— But We Will," Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (October 29, 2005). See also: Statesman (October 29, 2005); Daily Star (October 30, 2005).

"The Invention of Porno Torture," Counterpunch (September 28, 2005). See also: Daily Times (October 3, 2005); Daily Star (October 7, 2005).

"Is There a Right to Armed Struggle?," Counterpunch (August 27/28, 2005). See also: Statesman (August 31, 2005); Daily Star (June 7, 2005); "The Changing Right of Armed Struggle," Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (September 16, 2005, updated).

"Friendly Renditions to Muslim Torture Chambers," Counterpunch (June 6, 2005). See also: Daily Star (June 7, 2005); Statesman (June 8, 2005); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (June 7, 2005).

"Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Poised to Fall Apart," Counterpunch (May 4, 2005). See also: Statesman (May 5, 2005); Jurist (May 5, 2005); Planeta Porto Alegre.net (May 5, 2005) (English version and Portuguese translation); Daily Star (May 22, 2005).

"The Devil's Work: Bush's Minority Appointments," Counterpunch (November 26, 2004). See also: Statesman (November 27, 2004); Jurist (November 29, 2004); Daily Star (online edition) (November 30, 2004); La Prensa San Diego (online edition) (December 3, 2004); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (December 17, 2004).

"The Jihad of Alan Dershowitz," Counterpunch (September 30, 2004). See also: "La Yihad de Alan Dershowitz," Rebelión (October 3, 2004) (Spanish translation); Daily Star (online edition) (December 5, 2004).
Professor Khan's article, "The Jihad of Alan Dershowitz," is based upon a July 27, 2004 telephone interview. Listen to Part 1 (43:47 minutes) and Part 2 (2:20 minutes) (requires Windows Media Player).

"The Murder They Wrote: US Plots to Assassinate Pakistani Ambassador," Axis of Logic (August 11, 2004). See also: Jurist (August 16, 2004); Daily Star (online edition) (August 16, 2004); Statesman (online edition) (August 22, 2004).

"US Veto Over the Wall Threatens the Rule of Law," Palestine Chronicle Weekly Journal (July 25, 2004). See also: Daily Star (online edition) (July 25, 2004); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (July 26, 2004); Taipei Times (online edition) (July 28, 2004); Gulf Daily News (online edition) (July 27, 2004); Axis of Logic (August 3, 2004).

"The Changing Law of Assassinations," Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (April 3, 2004). See also: Daily Star (online edition) (April 4, 2004); Middle East Times (online edition) (April 9, 2004) (Due to unauthorized editing, this version of the article contains errors.); Daily Times (online edition) (April 13, 2004); Middle East Window (online magazine and forum) (May 26, 2004); Diplomatic Traffic (April 2004).

"Justice Antonin Scalia: Living in Another World," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (March 29, 2004).

"Saving Islamic Democrary in Iran: The Governing Council Should Be Juristic, Not Political," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (January 20, 2004). See also: Asia Times (online edition) (January 23, 2004); Middle East Times (online edition) (January 23, 2004).

"God Goes to Law School," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (October 27, 2003).

"Lawlessness in Iraq and the Failure of Unilateralism," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (July 7, 2003).

"The Obligation of the Coalition Provisional Authority to Protect Iraq's Cultural Heritage," ASIL Insights (July 2003).

"Above and Beyond International Law," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (January 24, 2003).

"Mocking the Myth of Freedom: Pakistan Views America," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (January 24, 2003).

"Chechen Terror: The Play within the Play," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (November 4, 2002).

"Will the European Court Push Turkey toward Islamic Revolution?," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (September 9, 2002).

"Will the War on Afghanistan Reap Any Benefits?," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (November 5, 2001).

"Attack on America: An Islamic Perspective," Jurist: Legal Intelligence for an Educated Democracy (September 2001).

Learning from America Series

"Alif for Allah, Baa for Bush," Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (January 25, 2005). See also: Bitácora Internacional (April 14, 2005) (Spanish translation) (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

"Who is feeding the Bin Laden legend?," Statesman (online edition) (December 27, 2004). See also: Daily Star (December 28, 2004); Counterpunch (December 29, 2004); Taipei Times (January 2, 2005); The Hindu (online edition) (January 4, 2005); Bangladesh Observer (scroll down the page) (online edition) (January 19, 2005).

"From William Franklin to Omar Hazim: An Islamic American Story," Daily Star (online edition) (September 5, 2004). See also: Statesman (online edition) (September 30, 2004).

"Taking Care of Old and Frail Parents," PakistanLink (online edition) (June 4, 2004). See also: Statesman (online edition) (August 4, 2004).

"Living fully at forty and beyond," Statesman (online edition) (September 30, 2004).

"Open a Thousand Libraries," Statesman (online edition) (March 16, 2004).

"A Culture of Solving Problems," Statesman (online edition) (February 17, 2004). See also: PakistanLink (online edition) (February 27, 2004).

"The Value of Individuals," Statesman (online edition) (January 11, 2004).

"The Value of Flextime," Statesman (online edition) (December 9, 2003). See also: Daily Star (online edition) (December 2003).

"Cleanliness Can Be Learned," Daily Star (online edition) (November 15, 2003).

"How Americans Appreciate Cleanliness," Statesman (online edition) (November 2003).

"How Americans Appreciate the Dignity of Manual Labour," Statesman (online edition) (October 2003).

"Hi, Welcome to the Hotel California," Statesman (online edition) (August 29, 2003).

Foreign Affairs Commentaries

"The Pakistan Chief Justice Story: A Personal Narrative," Jurist: Legal News & Research (April 15, 2007).

"The Veil and the British Male Elite," MWC News (October 26, 2006). See also: The American Muslim (October 26, 2006); Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (October 26, 2006); Counterpunch (October 30, 2006).

"Fighting Words: The Abuse of Islam in Political Rhetoric," Jurist: Legal News & Research (August 20, 2006). See also: MWC News (July 30, 2006).

"The War Crime Machine: Defeating the IDF," Counterpunch (July 29/30, 2006). See also: MWC News (July 30, 2006).

"Hagarism: The Story of a Book Written by Infidels for Infidels," Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel (online edition) (April 26, 2006). See also: The Daily Star (April 8, 2006); MWC News (April 30, 2006).

"Lesson that City Bombers Need to Learn," Accra Daily Mail (online edition) (July 26, 2005). See also: Statesman (online edition) (July 29, 2005); The Daily Star (July 31, 2005); Counterpunch (July 30/31, 2005); Wichita Eagle (online edition) (August 3, 2005).

"US Democratisation Gift to Muslim Nations: What is in the Belly of Trojan Horse?," Statesman (online edition) (June 30, 2005). See also: Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel (online edition) (June 30, 2005) [response by: J. Russell Tyldesley (July 3, 2005)]; Counterpunch (July 6, 2005); The Daily Star (July 8, 2005).

"An India-Pakistan Defence Pact?," Daily Times (online edition) (June 24, 2004). See also: Daily Star (online edition) (June 28, 2004)

"Let Muslim Countries Replace U.S. in Iraq," CJ Online (Topeka Capital-Journal) (May 16, 2004).

"Political Cleansing in Iran," DAWN (online edition) (January 22, 2004).

"Does the Bush Administration Care for Facts?," Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel (online edition) (January 3, 2004). See also: Hi Pakistan (online edition) (January 5, 2004) ; The Nation (Lahore, Pakistan) (online edition) (January 5, 2004).

"Funding a Fragile Occupation of Iraq," Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel (online edition) (October 20, 2003).

"Khan: Congress should attach strings to Iraqi funding," CJ Online (Topeka Capital-Journal) (October 21, 2003).

"Educational qualification plea likely to affect members of religious parties," Gulf News (online edition) (July 17, 2003).

"Degrees of difficulty in Pakistan," Asia Times Online (July 16, 2003).

"A Bold New Future," PakistanLink (May 30, 2003).

"Why Support the War?," PakistanLink (April 11, 2003).

Law and Literature

"Let Me Tell You A Story Of The Two Kings," Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel (online edition) (June 2, 2006). See also: MWC News (June 2, 2006); Counterpunch (June 3/4, 2006); Statesman (online edition) (June 11, 2006).

"Science & Creation: Views From People of Faith," Panelist. Sponsored by Kansas State University Center for the Understanding of Origins (May 3, 2005) (60 minutes ; requires Windows Media Player).

"I've never been to Alabama" and "Cotton Deserts," 21 PW Review (May 2005) (poems originally read at the February 22, 2005 "Poetry Slam" sponsored by the Black Law Student Association at Washburn University School of Law).

"Internationalizing the Law School Curriculum," 22 Syllabus 8 (Spring 1991)

The Bells: "Ghantian" (977 KB PDF) and "Ghunghru" (2.3 MB PDF) (two books of short stories written in Urdu in the mid-1970s; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Media Interviews

Roundtable Discussion on Constitutional Crisis in Pakistan and U.S.-Pakistan Relations (in Urdu), Radio Aap ki Dunyaa (Voice of America (VOA) News) (March 21, 2008) (discussion begins approximately 11:40 minutes into the broadcast and lasts about 33:20 minutes).

"Islamic consultation best formula for Pak[istan] democracy," PressTV (February 20, 2008).

"NATO Genocide in Afghanistan," Vancouver, British Columbia, Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 102.7 FM (February 13, 2008) (interviewed by Gail Davidson and Charles Boyland) (length: 58 minutes, 11 seconds).

"What Martial Law Means for Pakistani Families," National Public Radio (NPR) (November 13, 2007) (interview begins approximately 8 minutes into story).

"Martial law and precarious democracy in Pakistan," PressTV (November 7, 2007).

"Pakistan Political Future Remains Unsettled Despite Musharraf Election Win," VOA News (Voice of America) (October 11, 2007).

"Khan Speaks on Sabbatical to Middle East," The Review (Washburn University) (online edition) (September 24, 2007).

"US Muslims Fear American Scapegoating", CJ Online (Topeka Capital-Journal) (September 13, 2001).

"Expert: U.S. Navigating Dangerous Waters", CJ Online (Topeka Capital-Journal) (March 21, 2003).

"Law Professor Raises Question on Iraq Policy," Goodland Daily News (December 4, 2002; Steve Haynes column) [148 KB PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader].

Presentations

"Religious Minorities Under Islamic Law," Racial Profiling at Borders Conference, Kwantlen University College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 25, 2008.

"The Islamic Boundaries of Investment Risk," Eighth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 19, 2008.

Symposium Speaker on panel with Ahmad Amara of the Harvard Human Rights Clinic, "All Governments Are Abusers of Human Rights," Lessons Learned, Future Paths: A Human Rights Symposium, University of Kansas School of Law, April 11, 2008.

Keynote Speaker, "Conversions and Conflict: An Interreligious Discussion on Evangelization," University of St. Thomas, Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 7, 2008.

Keynote Speaker, "The Constitutional Crisis in Pakistan," Washburn University School of Law, Prelaw Advisor Conference, Topeka, Kansas, February 28, 2008 (length: 36 minutes, 39 seconds) [These remarks discuss the evolution of the constitutional crisis in Pakistan, explaining the difference between Parliamentary and Presidential forms of government. The Pakistani armed forces prefer the Presidential system whereas political forces prefer the soverignty of the Parliament with a strong Prime Minister.]