Islamic and Jewish law both have a religious basis that originated a long time ago. Since then, they have had to be reinterpreted again and again to be applicable in the present. This is also true in different societal and cultural contexts because Muslims and Jews live in different parts of the world today, be it as a majority or as a minority.
This course aims to introduce the sources, the methods of interpretation and the important areas of regulation of the two religious rights. As with other religious rights, the focus is on family law; depending on the country, this stands (in Western states like Switzerland) alongside or (in the Near East) in place of national law. The course is also therefore also interested in legal pluralism between state and religious law. Experts in Islamic and Jewish law will be involved in the course, which will also include an excursion. Specific legal knowledge is not required.
In the academic year 2023/24, this course will not be streamed
- Enseignant·e: Isabel Altmann
- Enseignant·e: Barnaby Leitz
- Enseignant·e: René Pahud de Mortanges
- Enseignant·e: Nicole Schmid
- Enseignant·e: Ricarda Stegmann