Religion and Lagal Systems od the Middle East and North Africa

Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	155561
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	izv. prof. dr. sc. Vanja-Ivan Savić
Exam dates:	26. 06. 2023. 10. 07. 2023. 28. 08. 2023. 11. 09. 2023. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Glenn, Patrick H; Legal Traditions of the World, 4th Ed.; Oxford University Press (2011), str. 99.-133., 181.-237
Cotran Eugene, Yamani Mai; The Rule of Law in the Middle East and Islamic World, Human Rights and Judicial Process; I.B. Tauris. (2000), str. 1.-35., p.128.-137., 137.-144
Mallat. Chibli; Introduction to the Middle Eastern Law; Oxford University Press (2007), str. 141.-181
Mautner Menachem; Law The Culture of Israel; Oxford University Press (2013), str. 31.-54., 181.-201
Savić, Vanja-Ivan; Pravne osobe u Islamskom pravu; Ljetopis Akademije pravnih znanosti Hrvatske, Vol. IV, Broj 1/2013 (2013), str
Savić, Vanja-Ivan; Katuba u židovskom pravu; Revija za socijalnu politiku, br. 2. (2015), str
Yilmaz, Ishan; Muslim Laws, Politics and Society in Modern Nation States; Asghate (2005), str. 83.-125

Description:

This subject represents new elective course which was not offered before trough study programme of the law school. Course represents aspiration that students should be aware of the legal systems other that Continental or Anglo-American which are very well informed about. This course will enable students to understand legal systems which developed under schemes of Islamic or Jewish Laws. In todays globalized World, Republic of Croatia as a new member of the EU should be connecting point between Europe and other parts of the World, especially neighbors: Middle East and North Africa. State structure and functioning of the Government in many of those countries are firmly connected with religious legal systems in substantive, formal and ceremonial sense. Trough analysis of characteristic countries (Algeria, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Turkey) student will be aware of the influence of religion to the legal systems of respective countries. it is to hope that students will develop sense for legal and general cultural components of those countries and trough that they will develop better mutual understanding.

Cognitive Skills:

Student will gain basic knowledge in Islamic and Jewish laws, as well as the legal systems of the characteristic countries of the Middle East and North Africa with their specific solutions (like Israel and Lebanon, for instance).

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

-explain fundamental concepts of Islamic and Jewish law

-recognize religious influences on the specific countries in MENA region

-to analyze legally relevant relations between specific religious groups in the MENA region

-explain functioning of the state in the countries which legal systems are based on Sharia

-explain functioning of the state in the countries which legal systems are based on the amalgamation of Sharia and Secular law

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Lectures, individual tasks, paper

Consultations schedule:

izv. prof. dr. sc. Vanja-Ivan Savić:
Tuesdays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 18

Literature
Glenn, Patrick H; Legal Traditions of the World, 4th Ed.; Oxford University Press (2011), str. 99.-133., 181.-237
Cotran Eugene, Yamani Mai; The Rule of Law in the Middle East and Islamic World, Human Rights and Judicial Process; I.B. Tauris. (2000), str. 1.-35., p.128.-137., 137.-144
Mallat. Chibli; Introduction to the Middle Eastern Law; Oxford University Press (2007), str. 141.-181
Mautner Menachem; Law The Culture of Israel; Oxford University Press (2013), str. 31.-54., 181.-201
Savić, Vanja-Ivan; Pravne osobe u Islamskom pravu; Ljetopis Akademije pravnih znanosti Hrvatske, Vol. IV, Broj 1/2013 (2013), str
Savić, Vanja-Ivan; Katuba u židovskom pravu; Revija za socijalnu politiku, br. 2. (2015), str
Yilmaz, Ishan; Muslim Laws, Politics and Society in Modern Nation States; Asghate (2005), str. 83.-125