Last month, we featured a roundtable discussion on Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi’s proposal to amend inheritance laws. A new paper on SSRN offers some historical context for these debates: … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Islamic Inheritance Law
Recent Scholarship: Smiley on the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law
A new book by Will Smiley (Reed College), From Slaves to Prisoners of War: The Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law (Oxford University Press, Nov. 2018), examines the origins of … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Smiley on the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law
Recent Scholarship: History of Sharīʿa
The South African newspaper Mail & Guardian recently featured a book review of Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World (2018), by Raficq S. Abdullah and Mohamed M. Keshavjee. … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: History of Sharīʿa
Law & Religion eJournal: Jun 21
This week’s issue of SSRN’s Law & Religion eJournal includes: “Human Rights Issues Arising from the Implementation of Sharia Law on the Minority of Western Thrace" by Nikos Koumoutzis and … Continue reading Law & Religion eJournal: Jun 21
Recent Scholarship: Patriarchy and Colonialism
The latest issue of the Journal of Women's History includes the following article examining gender, race, class, and patriarchy within the British and colonial legal systems: "Class, White Women, and … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Patriarchy and Colonialism
Recent Scholarship: Islam and Irish Law
A new book published last month by Brill, Minority Religions under Irish Law: Islam in National and International Context, edited by Kathryn O’Sullivan (University of Limerick), examines how minority religions … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Islam and Irish Law
Recent Scholarship: History of Medicine and Islamic Law
Earlier this month, the Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr published a detailed and richly illustrated interview with Khaled Fahmy (University of Cambridge) discussing his recent book, In Quest of Justice: … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: History of Medicine and Islamic Law
Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: June 14th
This week’s issue of the Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal includes: "The Limits of Liberal Inclusivity: How Defining Islamophobia Normalises Anti-Muslim Racism" by Rebecca Ruth Gould … Continue reading Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: June 14th
Recap on Islamic Law at the 2019 Law & Society Association Annual Meeting
The Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network (ILS-CRN) met at this year’s Law & Society Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, co-chaired by Professors Intisar Rabb (Harvard) and Tamir Moustafa (Simon Fraser). This … Continue reading Recap on Islamic Law at the 2019 Law & Society Association Annual Meeting
Opportunity :: Wallace Johnson First Book Program
The Wallace Johnson Program for First Book Authors, sponsored by the American Society for Legal History (ASLH), is designed to provide advice and support to scholars working toward the publication … Continue reading Opportunity :: Wallace Johnson First Book Program