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Who Says Shari'a Demands the Stoning of Women? A Description of Islamic Law and Constitutionalism
Asifa Quraishi
University of Wisconsin Law School
Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern & Islamic Law, Vol. 1, pp. 163-177, 2008
Islamic Law and Law of the Muslim World Paper No. 08-30
Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1059
Abstract:
This lecture transcript provides an introduction to Islamic law, jurisprudence, and locations of legal authority for Islamic law and government. Without going into detail regarding its many different geographical manifestations over many hundreds of years, this lecture lays out basic categories of where legal authority has been located for Muslims, and explains the concepts inherent to Islamic legal analysis. Contemporary examples especially relevant to Islamic law and women serve as a practical lens through which to ground the relevance and importance of this topic today
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1144805_code915426.pdf?abstractid=1140204&mirid=5
Asifa Quraishi
University of Wisconsin Law School
Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern & Islamic Law, Vol. 1, pp. 163-177, 2008
Islamic Law and Law of the Muslim World Paper No. 08-30
Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1059
Abstract:
This lecture transcript provides an introduction to Islamic law, jurisprudence, and locations of legal authority for Islamic law and government. Without going into detail regarding its many different geographical manifestations over many hundreds of years, this lecture lays out basic categories of where legal authority has been located for Muslims, and explains the concepts inherent to Islamic legal analysis. Contemporary examples especially relevant to Islamic law and women serve as a practical lens through which to ground the relevance and importance of this topic today
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1144805_code915426.pdf?abstractid=1140204&mirid=5