Julie Macfarlane is a Fellow at ISPU and a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Windsor. Julie’s current research (funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada) examines the use of Islamic family law principles and values in divorce processes conducted by third parties in North American mosques. A book will be published by Oxford University Press in 2011.

Julie has researched and written extensively on dispute resolution and in particular the role of lawyers. Her new book “The New Lawyer : How Settlement is Transforming the Practice of Law” is published by UBC Press.

Julie is an active mediator, and also consults regularly on conflict resolution interventions, training, program evaluation and systems design for a range of public and private sector clients. She has conducted skills-based training for lawyers all over the world for more than 20 years.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

• Why are we so threatened by Shariah?
• Shari’a Law: Coming to a Courthouse Near You?: What Shari’a Really Means to American Muslims
• Understanding Trends in American Muslim Divorce and Marriage: A Discussion Guide for Families and Communities
• The New Lawyer: How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice of Law (Law and Society)