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Title

Jewish law and legal theory / edited by Martin P. Golding.

Publication

New York, NY : New York University Press, 1993.

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• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

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Additional Authors

Golding, Martin P. (Martin Philip), 1930-

Description

xviii, 578 pages; 25 cm.

Series Statement

The international library of essays in law and legal theory. Legal cultures ; 4

Uniform Title

International library of essays in law and legal theory. Legal cultures ; 4.

Subject

Mishpat Ivri

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Structure of Jewish Law / David M. Feldman -- 2. Legal System of Jewish Law / Menachem Elon -- 3. Contrast between Mishpat Ivri and Halakhah / Shmuel Shilo -- 4. Legal Positivism and Contemporary Halakhic Discourse / Alan J. Yuter -- 5. "Law" and the Noahides / Nahum Rakover -- 6. Judaism and Natural Law / J. David Bleich -- 7. Maimonides and Natural Law Theory / Daniel B. Sinclair -- 8. Law and Morals in Jewish Jurisprudence / Moshe Silberg -- 9. Does Jewish Tradition Recognize an Ethic Independent of Halakha? / Aharon Lichtenstein -- 10. Can a Religious Law be Immoral? / David Weiss Halivni -- 11. Interaction of Morality and Jewish Law / Izhak Englard -- 12. Moral Rights and Duties in Jewish Law / Rabbi Isaac Herzog -- 13. Jewish Law and the Abuse of Rights / Aaron Kirschenbaum -- 14. On One Aspect of Law and Morals in Jewish Law: Lifnim Mishurat Hadin / Shmuel Shilo -- 15. Freedom and Constraint in the Jewish Judicial Process / Aaron Kirschenbaum / Norman Lamm -- 16. Justification for Controversy Under Jewish Law / Jeffrey I. Roth -- 17. Majority Decision Vs. Individual Truth / Izhak Englard -- 18. Legal Reasoning in Maimonidean Jurisprudence / Daniel B. Sinclair -- 19. Maimonides on "Dina De-Malkhuta Dina" (The Law of the State is Law) / Shmuel Shilo -- 20. Power and Authority: Halachic Stance of the Traditional Community and Its Contemporary Implications / Menachem Elon -- 21. Self-Incrimination in Jewish Law -- a Review-Essay / Arnold Enker -- 22. Role of Punishment in Jewish Criminal Law: a Chapter in Rabbinic Penological Thought / Aaron Kirschenbaum -- 23. Unjust Enrichment / Nahum Rakover -- 24. Concepts of Zeh Neheneh... in the Analytic School / Norman Solomon -- 25. Bystander's Duty to Rescue in Jewish Law / Aaron Kirschenbaum -- 26. Rescue and Restitution / Ernest Weinrib -- 27. Just Price Doctrine in Judaic Law -- An Economic Analysis / Aaron Levine.

Call Number

KBM524

ISBN

• 0814730493
• 9780814730492

LCCN

93027808

OCLC

28506778

Title

Jewish law and legal theory / edited by Martin P. Golding.

Imprint

New York, NY : New York University Press, 1993.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The international library of essays in law and legal theory. Legal cultures ; 4

International library of essays in law and legal theory. Legal cultures ; 4.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Golding, Martin P. (Martin Philip), 1930-

Research Call Number

Desk-JWS KBM524 .J493 1993