Law and Literature and the Novel

By Camilo Gómez-Rivas This is the second in a two-part series on teaching law and literature. The first focused on the classical traditions of law and literature. The relationship between … Continue reading Law and Literature and the Novel

Why I Love Teaching Islamic Law and Literature

By Camilo Gómez-Rivas This is the first of a two-part series on teaching Islamic law and literature. The second part discusses the modern period through a discussion of the novel. … Continue reading Why I Love Teaching Islamic Law and Literature

International Law under the Almoravids

By Camilo Gómez-Rivas This is the second in a two-part series on Law under the Almoravids. The first was a reflection on legal texts as sources for writing social and … Continue reading International Law under the Almoravids

Law under the Almoravids and What Questions You Can Ask Legal Texts

By Camilo Gómez-Rivas This is the first in a two-part series on Law under the Almoravids. The second essay takes up the development of diplomacy and international negotiation. I came … Continue reading Law under the Almoravids and What Questions You Can Ask Legal Texts

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Thinking about the medieval state from a Moroccan perspective: Writing The Almoravid Maghrib" (ARC Humanities Press, February 16, 2024), Camilo Gómez-Rivas (University of California … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Recent Scholarship: Gómez-Rivas on the Development of Legal Institutions in the Far Maghrib

Law and the Islamization of Morocco under the Almoravids: The Fatwās of Ibn Rushd al-Jadd by Camilo Gómez-Rivas. From the publisher: "Law and the Islamization of Morocco under the Almoravids. The Fatwās … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Gómez-Rivas on the Development of Legal Institutions in the Far Maghrib