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Jewish Law - JURD7641

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.

Excluded: JWST2106, LAWS3241

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course provides a comprehensive introduction to Jewish Law. The first section covers the history, philosophy and principles of Jewish Law. In addition it addresses the nature of halakhic Judaism, the relationship between the Written and Oral Law, the major rabbinic personalities and a study of selected topics, with particular reference to Halakhah and Modernity. The second section introduces text material (in English translation) on Talmudic civil and criminal law. The course is an excellent opportunity to study an important branch of Comparative Law together with Jewish Customary Law and thereby enhance understanding of the Australian legal system by raising awareness of alternative solutions to legal issues.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Main Topics

Introduction to Halakhic Judaism
The Written Law
The Oral Law
The Talmud
The Commandments
The Geonim
The Rishonim
The Acharonim
Halakhah and modernity
Women and Jewish Law
Selected key terms and principles in civil law

Learning Outcomes

To comprehend the nature of Jewish Law, its origins and principles.
To have an appreciation of the historical development of Jewish Law from its inception through to modern times.
To understand how Jewish Law confronts the challenges of modernity.
To compare the Jewish Civil and Criminal Code with Australian Law.
To study Talmudic and Post Talmudic texts in translation in order to achieve a knowledge of the processes of Jewish Law.
To develop legal knowledge in its broader contexts.
To understand principles of justice and the rule of law.
To relate interdisciplinary perspectives to legal issues

Assessment