20703005 - MUSLIM LAW

The aim of this classi s understading the interactions and the different formse of meeeting among religions in urban spaces in order to ameliorate the models of participation, social inclusion and access to services. A micro-aim will concern the history of religious places (in particular mosques in the space, their relationship with social and political/national, but also international movements.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course will analyse the historical evolution and the sources of Islamic law; the structure and categories of classical Islamic law, its role in modern legal systems of Islamic countries.

Main subjects of the course:
Relation between sharia and qanun
Colonialism and law
The process of codification of law
Sharia in contemporary Islamic countries
Legal reforms in Islamic countries

Legal institutions to be studied:
Family law (personal status)
contracts and obligations
criminal law
public law


Core Documentation

Students actively attending the course will prepare the exam on their notes.

Students not attending the course will use the following texts:
F. Castro, Il modello Islamico, Giappichelli, 2007, Chapters I-V
V. Donini - D. Scolart, la Sharia e il mondo contemporaneo, Carocci 2015

Type of delivery of the course

Classes are taught mainly through lectures. Power points will be used where they are useful to improve the understanding of certain phenomena and/or institutions. Where appropriate, materials will be distributed to be discussed in the classroom in subsequent lessons.

Type of evaluation

The exam is oral and will usually consist of three or four questions. The assessment is sufficient if all answers are sufficient and there are no serious gaps or mistakes. It is excellent if all the questions are treated comprehensively, with a critical approach and a correct use of legal terminology.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course will analyse the historical evolution and the sources of Islamic law; the structure and categories of classical Islamic law, its role in modern legal systems of Islamic countries.

Main subjects of the course:
Relation between sharia and qanun
Colonialism and law
The process of codification of law
Sharia in contemporary Islamic countries
Legal reforms in Islamic countries

Legal institutions to be studied:
Family law (personal status)
contracts and obligations
criminal law
public law


Core Documentation

Students actively attending the course will prepare the exam on their notes.

Students not attending the course will use the following texts:
F. Castro, Il modello Islamico, Giappichelli, 2007, Chapters I-V
V. Donini - D. Scolart, la Sharia e il mondo contemporaneo, Carocci 2015

Type of delivery of the course

Classes are taught mainly through lectures. Power points will be used where they are useful to improve the understanding of certain phenomena and/or institutions. Where appropriate, materials will be distributed to be discussed in the classroom in subsequent lessons.

Type of evaluation

The exam is oral and will usually consist of three or four questions. The assessment is sufficient if all answers are sufficient and there are no serious gaps or mistakes. It is excellent if all the questions are treated comprehensively, with a critical approach and a correct use of legal terminology.