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Jewish Law (Mishpat Ivri): Cases and Materials, 1999

Jewish Law (Mishpat Ivri): Cases and Materials, 1999

Justice Menachem Elon, Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Professor of Jewish Legal Studies, New York University School of Law; Bernard Auerbach, Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law (retired); Daniel D. Chazin, Esq., Attorney-at-Law, Teaneck, NJ; Melvin J. Sykes, Esq., Attorney-at-Law, Baltimore, MD


Availability: In Stock
Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: BOOK

ISBN: 9780820540931

1999
 
$111.00
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    The first and only casebook on the subject in English, Jewish Law provides insight into a legal system with a long and rich tradition, addressing issues that are relevant today in American law. Its primary focus is on the legal aspects of Jewish law, with emphasis on its historical development. The quoted materials originate from a wide variety of sources, from the Torah and rabbinic responsa, to modern authorities and court opinions written by Justice Elon while serving as a Justice and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel.

    Jewish Law encompasses a broad spectrum of subjects, and in sufficient depth that professors can adapt the materials to their individual teaching methods. By combining jurisprudence, comparative law, and practical law in one clear and concise text, this casebook provides background and perspective for students as well as practitioners. It contrasts the treatment of various topics in Jewish law with the approaches taken by other legal systems, such as American, English, and modern Israeli, thereby offering new insights. The translations from Hebrew to English preserve the original flavor of the Hebrew text.

    Justice Elon is a legendary figure in Jewish law. He founded and headed the Institute for Research in Jewish Law at the Hebrew University. He was consulted by the Israeli legislature regarding Jewish law issues during the codification of Israeli Civil Law and served as a member of legislative committees. His three-volume treatise, Jewish Law: Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri, has become a classic work on the subject in Israel. As a law professor for over 30 years and an ordained rabbi, Justice Elon brings his teaching expertise to this text. His co-authors are also noted and distinguished legal scholars and practitioners, and were the translators of Justice Elon’s treatise, Jewish Law (Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri), into English.

    "This is a landmark achievement. It will not only make it vastly easier for those of use who struggle to find suitable materials in English to present to our students, it will provide an excellent resource for scholars… It serves to legitimate the work that many professors have performed in this field."
    – Professor Steven F. Friedell, Rutgers Law School


    Professors and adjunct professors may request complimentary examination copies of LexisNexis law school publications to consider for class adoption or recommendation. Please identify the book(s) you wish to receive, provide your institutional contact information, and submit your request here.

    Part One Basic Characteristics of Jewish Law
    Chapter 1 Nature and Scope
    Chapter 2 Law and Religion
    Chapter 3 The Rule of Law
    Chapter 4 Law, Justice, and Morality
    Part Two The System of Jewish Law
    Chapter 5 The Sources of Law
    Chapter 6 Interpretation (Midrash)
    Chapter 7 Legislation (Takkanot) by the Halakhic Authorities
    Chapter 8 Communal Legislation (Takkanot ha-Kahal)
    Chapter 9 Custom (Minhag)
    Chapter 10 Maaseh and Precedent
    Chapter 11 Legal Reasoning
    Part Three Selected Topics in Jewish Law
    Chapter 12 Contracts
    Chapter 13 Torts
    Chapter 14 Procedure and Evidence
    Chapter 15 Criminal Law
    Chapter 16 Public Law
    Chapter 17 Adoption
    Chapter 18 Property
    Chapter 19 Jurisprudence
    Chapter 20 Jewish Law and Foreign Law
    Chapter 21 Jewish Law in the Legal System of the State of Israel
    Part Four Human Rights
    Chapter 22 Human Dignity
    Chapter 23 Personal Liberty
    Chapter 24 Womens Rights
    Chapter 25 Freedom of Thought and Speech, Equality, and National and Religious Minorities
    Chapter 26 Conscientious Objection to Military Service
    Chapter 27 Privacy and Bodily Integrity
    Chapter 28 Prisoners Rights
    Chapter 29 The Right to Be Heard and the Right to Counsel
    Part Five Bioethics
    Chapter 30 Basic Principles
    Chapter 31 Abortion
    Chapter 32 Artificial Insemination
    Chapter 33 Euthanasia and the Right to Refuse Treatment
    Chapter 34 Organ Transplantation
    Chapter 35 Autopsies
    Chapter 36 Medical Experimentation
    Chapter 37 Surrogate Motherhood, In Vitro Fertilization, and Genetic Engineering

     

     

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