Legal Research Guides by Course - Islamic Law

Course Description:

This course will introduce the history, jurisprudence and practice of Islamic Shari’a Law. Sources of Islamic law and jurisprudential methodology will be examined.  Basic concepts in the substantive areas of family law, criminal law, commercial law, property, inheritance, women and the law and human rights will also be reviewed.  In the final portion of the course, the application of Islamic law in Western societies will be discussed.  (2 credits)  Paper

Faculty Who Teach This Course:

• Susan C. Hascall (Assistant Professor of Law)

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