31658 - Islamic Law

Learning outcomes

The course of Islamic Law is finalized to offer to the students the knowledge of the historical trajectories followed by the evolution, under the constitutional and institutional profile, of the legal orders of the Countries characterized by a mayoritarian presence of a population of Islamic faith, in the vast area from Morocco to Indonesia, up to the recent experiences of "Arab springs." The course is also finalized to offer essential notions in some fundamental sectors of Islamic legal orders, as public law, civil and commercial law, family law, criminal law.

Course contents

The historical evolution of Islamic law. The State forms of Islamic Countries. Political regimes and forms of government of Islamic Countries. The law sources of Islamic law. Systems and models of constitutional justice in Islamic legal orders. The protection of fundamental rights in Islamic legal orders. Justice systems and models in Islamic Countries. Islamic civil and commercial law. Islamic family law. Islamic criminal law.

Readings/Bibliography

L. Mezzetti, Codice delle Costituzioni islamiche, Cedam, Padova, 2016.

S. Censi, Diritto musulmano e dei Paesi islamici. Fonti, statuto personale, diritto penale, Bonomo, Bologna, 2017

Teaching methods

Lectures will take place in the II semester and therefore students can try the examination starting from May 2018.

Assessment methods

The examination consists in an oral test.

Office hours

See the website of Luca Mezzetti

See the website of Sandro Censi