Course: Selected legal topics in Jewish and Islamic Law

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Course title Selected legal topics in Jewish and Islamic Law
Course code KTP/9KZIP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bezoušková Lenka, JUDr. Ph.D., LL.M.
  • Pezl Tomáš, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction - basic characteristics of Jewish law. 2. Introduction - characteristics and differences of Islamic law, its origin and development of Islamic jurisprudence and legal schools. 3. Life in the Jewish community. Bej Din as an arbitral institution 4. Life in a Muslim community. Judiciary yesterday and today 5. Rules of everyday life - dietary law (kashrut) and clothing rules 6. Rules of everyday life - Permissible and prohibited in Islamic law (dietary law and rules of dress) 7. Personal status law - Jewish family law I. 8. Personal status law - Jewish family law II. 9. Personal status Law - Islamic Family law I. 10. Personal status law - Islamic family law II 11. Jewish inheritance law 12. Islamic inheritance law

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Task-based study method, Individual study, Students' self-study
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
Recommended literature
  • Kropáček, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu. Praha, 2015.
  • Newman, Ja'akov; Sivan, Gavri'el; Nosek, Bedřich; Ziss, Daniel; Pavlát, Leo. Judaismus od A do Z : slovník pojmů a termínů. Praha : Sefer, 1992. ISBN 80-900895-3-4.


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