By Mona Oraby This is the second of two essays on Islamic law and pedagogy written by Mona Oraby. The first is "Islamic law and the liberal arts." The open … Continue reading Why we should start with women
Islamic Law and the Liberal Arts
By Mona Oraby This essay is the first of three essays on Islamic law and pedagogy written by Mona Oraby. The second is “Why we should start with women” and the … Continue reading Islamic Law and the Liberal Arts
:: Muwaṭṭaʾ Roundtable :: Zakāt, Wealth Tax and Extreme Inequality
By Mahmoud El-Gamal (Rice University) In Book 16 of the Muwaṭṭaʾ, nestled between Chapter 9 regarding alms taxes on merchandise and money and Chapter 11 regarding alms taxes on livestock … Continue reading :: Muwaṭṭaʾ Roundtable :: Zakāt, Wealth Tax and Extreme Inequality
Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers – Afterthoughts
Two points remain to be made at the end of this series, arising from a reaction to, and an interaction of relevance to, the previous blog posts. First, an excellent graduate … Continue reading Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers – Afterthoughts
Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (4-4)
A minimally professionalized lawyer-advocate is less of an independent agent with interests diverging from those of their appointers. This, in a nutshell, is the image I depicted in three previous … Continue reading Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (4-4)
Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (3-4)
In both Roman and Islamic law, legal representation is not limited to court appearances on behalf of a principal. It is more or less the default in everyday life that … Continue reading Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (3-4)
Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (2-4)
At the end of the last post we met the negotiorum gestor, an administrator of the business of another, even without any mandate from the principal. The argument for this … Continue reading Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (2-4)
Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (1-4)
INTRODUCTION TO A SERIES OF FOUR POSTS In this series, I aim to play with a few ideas. First, I will imagine a society without heavily professionalized sophists who can … Continue reading Commentary :: Let’s Lose Lawyers (1-4)
Islamic Law at the 2019 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting
Each year, the Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network (ILS-CRN) helps compose panels on Islamic law at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association. This year’s roster … Continue reading Islamic Law at the 2019 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting
The Transformation in the Collection of Jizya in the Tanzimat Period: From individual to Community
By Ohannes Kilicdagi As it has been established, the 19th century was the era of reform for the Ottoman Empire. Although military reforms started earlier, the 1839 Tanzimat Edict had … Continue reading The Transformation in the Collection of Jizya in the Tanzimat Period: From individual to Community