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56 / 218 Item is good for 20 routes, rollover orange dots above to see which ones! LAW 586 Islamic Law Law School Recommended for route(s): [ Academia ] Environmental Law: General Why it is relevant for ... [ Academia ] as a Related Elective for those interested in Foreign Legal Systems : Students interested in international environmental law should consider taking 1 or more courses focusing on a particular region in order to develop a better understanding of that area and its legal system(s). This historical examination of Islamic law may provide some insight into the predominantly Muslim communities in much of Central Asia and the Middle East. General course Description: This course explores classical and contemporary understandings of Islamic law, with an emphasis on Islamic legal methodology. Part of the challenge in studying Islamic law is its heterogeneity: there are several "schools" of Islamic law and there is no central religious adjudicative body. So our initial inquiry we will be to examine what, exactly, Islamic law is. The course will begin with an analysis of the major schools of Islamic law and will then move to classical and contemporary understandings of how differences are resolved in Islamic law. Among the specific areas we will cover are: criminal law, apostasy, gender, Islamic finance, and Islamic constitutionalism. There will be no laptops allowed in class, and attendance is mandatory. Course Style: A Substantive/ Perspective course looks at law from an external or non-traditional standpoint. |
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