This PDF covers the following topics
related Religious Law and seeks to introduce core textual,
theological , and legal components, along with historical impact,
while examining different phases, through its sources and methodologies, leading
to development of schools of opinions and legal theories. The course will
examine texts, history and current issues in Islamic Law and its enforcement and
will also study principles, concepts and terminology of Islamic Jurisprudence
and Muslim Law, introduce some aspects of Islamic law pertaining to substantive
areas, like constitutional, commercial, international, and criminal laws and
some specific areas like marriage, divorce, child custody, succession and wills.
These areas will be examined with reference to the law of the land and some
cases discussed in US courts in the context of Islamic Law.
This lecture note
contains introduction, Religious, Dimensions of Law, The Influence of
Christianity on the Development of Western Law, Law as a Dimension of Religion,
Beyond Law and Beyond Religion.
This note explains the following topics: The Persons By Whom
Marriages May Be Solemnised, Time and Place at Which Marriages may Be Solemnised,
Marriages Solemnised by Minister of Religion Licensed Under this Act,
Registration of Marriages Solemnised by Minister of Religion, Marriages
Solemnised by or in The Presence of a Marriage Registrar, Marriage of Indian
Christians, Penalties, Divorce.
Author(s): Ministries or Departments in the
Government of India
Sharia,
Islamic law or sharia law is a religious law forming part of the Islamic
tradition. Topics covered includes: Historical origins, Traditional
jurisprudence, Pre-modern Islamic legal system, Modern legal reforms, Role in
contemporary Islam,Compatibility with democracy and human rights, Comparison
with other legal systems.
This note covers the following topics: The Christianization Of
Society, Economics And Christian Ethics, Property In Land, Property In General,
The Labor Question, The Collapse Of Competition, Cooperation The Logic Of
Christianity, The Reorganization Of Industry, Scientific Socialism and Christian
Socialism.