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Film, Video The Approach of the Halakah and Sharia' to Contemporary Legal Issues

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Title

  • The Approach of the Halakah and Sharia' to Contemporary Legal Issues

Summary

  • Judaic and Islamic legal systems (based on Halakah and Sharia', respectively) have endured for centuries despite the rapid changes and challenges of the modern world --from exploration of outer space to human cloning. They serve as a testimony to the relevance and universality of their underlying values and principles. The potential application of these legal systems to the development of foreign policy was the subject of a program titled "The Approach of the Halakah and Sharia' to Contemporary Legal Issues." In addition to explaining the historical development of Judaic and Islamic law, the program explored adaptations of these laws that could benefit policymakers in their legislative work on foreign policy and other areas affecting religiously oriented communities.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division, sponsoring body
  • Law Library of Congress (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2009-06-17.

Headings

  • -  Education
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Government, Law

Notes

  • -  Classification: Education.
  • -  Classification: Law.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2009-06-17.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688263

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. The Approach of the Halakah and Sharia' to Contemporary Legal Issues. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-17, 2009. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688263/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, S. B. & Law Library Of Congress, U. S. (2009) The Approach of the Halakah and Sharia' to Contemporary Legal Issues. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-17. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688263/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. The Approach of the Halakah and Sharia' to Contemporary Legal Issues. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-17, 2009. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688263/>.