By Zainab Hashmi This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL Lab. Case Summary In September 2019, a Multan Sessions Court (state trial court) issued its decision in State v. Muhammad Waseem et al., a high-profile … Continue reading State v. Waseem et al. – Waiver of Qiṣāṣ and Taz‘īr in Honor Killing
By Zainab Hashmi This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL Lab. In October 2016, the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) passed legislation amending the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860) and the Code of Criminal Procedure, … Continue reading Criminal Law (Amendment): Offences in the Name or Pretext of Honor Act, 2016 Passed by Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) of Pakistan
The Islamic Law Blog is continuing to feature Harvard student comments on primary sources related to Islamic law. Our student editor for May is Zainab Hashmi (JD'20), a recent graduate of Harvard Law School. We regularly feature a series of three comments written by a student in the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL), an incubator … Continue reading May DILL Student Comment :: Zainab Hashmi
The Islamic Law Blog is continuing to feature Harvard student comments on primary sources related to Islamic law. Our student editor for November is Nikhil (JD'20), a recent graduate of Harvard Law School. Each month, we feature a series of three comments written by a student in the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL), an incubator … Continue reading November DILL Student Comment :: Nikhil Goyal
The Islamic Law Blog is continuing to feature Harvard student comments on primary sources related to Islamic law. Our student editor for October is Terrence (JD'20), a recent graduate of Harvard Law School. Each month, we feature a series of three comments written by a student in the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL), an incubator … Continue reading October DILL Student Comment :: Terrence George
The Islamic Law Blog is continuing to feature Harvard student comments on primary sources related to Islamic law. Our student editor for September is Nathalie, a third-year student at Harvard Law School. Each month, we feature a series of three comments written by a student in the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL), an incubator for … Continue reading September DILL Student Comment :: Nathalie Gunasekera
The Islamic Law Blog is continuing to feature Harvard student comments on primary sources related to Islamic law. Our student editor for August is Omar, a PhD candidate in the History and Middle East Studies program at Harvard. Each month, we feature a series of three comments written by a student in the Digital Islamic … Continue reading August DILL Student Comment :: Omar Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar
The Islamic Law Blog is continuing to feature Harvard student comments on primary sources related to Islamic law. Our student editor for the month of July is Nicholas, a second-year JD student at Harvard Law School. Each month, we feature a series of three comments written by a student in the Digital Islamic Law Lab … Continue reading July DILL Student Comment :: Nicholas Kellum
By Limeng Sun This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL Lab. Regulation Summary: In March 2017, Xinjiang, a territory in northwest China, enacted the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Regulation on De-Radicalization (“2017 Regulation”), which designated … Continue reading Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Regulation on De-Radicalization
By Limeng Sun This post is part of the Digital Islamic Law Lab (DILL) series, in which a Harvard student analyzes a primary source of Islamic law, previously workshopped in the DIL Lab. Case Summary: The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, in a case of first impression, held that the enforcement of a talāq … Continue reading Talāq, Sex Equality, and Due Process
