Comparative Law

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Kischel
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Jewish Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
Lex Mercatoria ◽  
Legal Contexts ◽  
General Aspects

This translation of Rechtsvergleichung offers a critical introduction to the central tenets of comparative legal scholarship. The first part of the book is dedicated to general aspects of comparative law. The controversial question of methods, in particular, is addressed by explaining and discussing different approaches, and by developing a contextual approach that seeks to engage with real-world issues and give a practitioner’s angle on contemporary comparative legal scholarship. The second part of the book offers a detailed treatment of the major legal contexts across the globe, including common law, civil law systems (based on Germany and France as well as case studies of Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Latin America, among others), the African context (with an emphasis on customary law), Asian jurisdictions, Islamic law and law in Islamic countries (plus a brief treatment of Jewish law and canon law), and transnational contexts (public international law, European Union law, and lex mercatoria). The book offers a coherent treatment of global legal systems that aims not only to describe their varying norms and legal institutions but to propose a better way of seeking to understand how the overall context of legal systems influences legal thinking and legal practice.

Islamic and Customary Law in Aceh Darussalam Constitution

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-164
Author(s):  
Gunawan Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Canonical Texts ◽  
The Relationship

It is confessed that the relationship between Islamic taw and customary law in Aceh is very tight and hardly distinguished. This phenomenon hold also true and could be traced through the canonical texts of Aceh Darussalam kingdom. This articIe is aimed at examining this indication through a brief study on the manuscript of the so-called three laws of Aceh, especially pertaining to siyasah (politics) and the forms of relationship between the two legal systems. Furthermore, it will also discuss the substance of the text compared with al-Mawardi's thought in al-Ahkam al-Sulthaniyyah. The study safely comes to the conclusion that the majority of siyasah concept of Islamic law has been absorbed into the structure of canonical texts of Aceh Darussalam Kingdom. Last but not least, it is also found two forms of absorption, namely, total and selective absorptions.

The Role of Non-Arab Converts in the Development of Early Islamic Law

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Motzki
Keyword(s):  
Eleventh Century ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Formative Period ◽  
Considerable Importance ◽  
Jewish Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Western Scholarship ◽  
Arab Descent ◽  
Early Islamic

AbstractWestern scholarship has attached considerable importance to the role played by scholars of non-Arab descent in the formative period of Islamic law and jurisprudence. This view can be challenged. In a sample taken from a biographical collection of important legal scholars compiled in the fifth/eleventh century, "true" Arabs constituted the majority; three quarters of the non-Arab scholars had an eastern background and came from the regions of the former Sassanian empire; and only a few scholars had clearly Christian or Jewish roots. This result lends no support to the assumption that jurists of non-Arab descent brought solutions from their natal legal systems — Roman, Roman provincial and Jewish law — to early Islamic law.

scholarly journals EKSISTENSI HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUKUM ADAT DALAM SISTEM HUKUM NASIONAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdurrahman Konoras
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
National Legal System

Islamic Law and Customary Law is part of the national legal system in addition to some other legal systems that also give meaning and role. But as a system and legal system, Islamic Law and Customary Law show a clear separation.Thus, both are standing alone and independent. The continuing development of both shows which of them can continue to exist and which of them is increasingly left behind or even reduced in terms of role.

scholarly journals The History and Origin of Fraud as a Defect in Consent in Contractual Relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-35
Author(s):  
Egzonis Hajdari
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Advanced Treatment ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Contractual Relationship ◽  
Contractual Relationships

Fraud is a specific type of defect in consent that manifests the purpose of one of the parties to establish a contractual relationship through deceptive actions. As such, fraud is an unlawful and unethical action that emerged beginning with some of the earliest agreements in human society. Moreover, the practical treatment of fraud is likely to have occurred since the genesis of its appearance. More appropriate and advanced treatment of fraud can be seen after the implementation of the first legal systems, which focused on contractual relationships. Fraud in contractual relationships will be examined starting with Babylonian, Ancient Greek, Roman, and Islamic law and will continue with a focus on Albanian customary law and modern laws implemented in Kosovo. Furthermore, in this article, we will show how the treatment of fraud has evolved in the legal framework in Kosovo.

scholarly journals Legal Pluralism in Settling Inheritance Disputes in Besemah, South Sumatera

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Sukarti
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Pluralism ◽  
The State ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
State Court ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Great Tradition ◽  
Death Of Parent

Abstrak: Pluralisme Hukum dalam Penyelesaian Sengketa Waris di Besemah, Sumatera Selatan. Persoalan warisan hadir dalam setiap tradisi, mulai dari tradisi-tradisi besar hingga tradisi-tradisi kecil karena sebagaimana pendapat Vinogradoff bahwa warisan diberikan setelah kematian orang tua agar anak-anaknya mampu menjalani hidupnya setelah orang tua mereka meninggal. Karena itu, hukum Islam sebagai tradisi besar dan hukum adat Besemah sebagai tradisi kecil menetapkan aturan tentang warisan. Kedua sistem hukum ini dipraktikkan di Sumatera Selatan, khususnya di kelompok etnik Besemah. Tradisi warisan Besemah dipraktikkan secara luas di masyarakat Besemah. Namun, ketika ada perselisihan tentang warisan yang diajukan ke pengadilan, terdapat dua pengadilan yang berwenang untuk menyelesaikan perselisihan tersebut. Pengadilan Negeri mengadili unsur adat dari warisan (budel) dan kemungkinan unsur pidana dalam perselisihan waris tersebut. Namun ketika perselisihan diajukan ke Pengadilan Agama, hakim akan mengacu pada hukum Islam. Dengan begitu, negara mengakui pluralisme hukum waris.Kata Kunci: budel, jurai, warisan, Pengadilan Agama, Pengadilan NegeriAbstract: Legal Pluralism in Settling Inheritance Disputes in Besemah, South Sumatera. Inheritance issue is present in almost every tradition, ranging from great traditions to little ones because as Vinogradoff view that inheritance is given after the death of parent(s) in order that his/her children are able to lead his/her life after the his/her parents passed away. Therefore, Islamic law as great tradition, and Besemah’s customary law as little tradition lay rules on inheritance. The two legal systems are practiced in South Sumatera, especially in Besemah ethnic group. Besemah’s inheritance tradition is practiced widely in the society of Besemah, but when there is a dispute on inheritance adjudicated to court, there are two courts authorized to settle the dispute. State court tries the traditional element of inheritance (budel) and the assumed criminal element in the dispute. But when the dispute is booked to religious court, judges would refer to Islamic law. Here the state acknowledges pluralism of law of inheritance.Keywords: budel, jurai, inheritance, religious court, state court

scholarly journals BATAS-BATAS KONSTITUSIONAL HUKUM ISLAM DALAM HUKUM NASIONAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Muhamadun Muhamadun
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Collective Agreement ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Value System ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Law System

Indonesia is known as a country with a mixed legal system. The legal system currently in effect is dominated by three major legal systems, namely the Western legal system, the customary law system and the Islamic legal system. The basic rules that serve as guidelines and guidelines for citizens are extracted from the value system. This value system is expressed in the form of "collective agreement". This form of collective agreement is translated into the five basic principles of having a state, namely Pancasila. Within these limitations, there are gaps in applying Islamic teachings, which are limited to their substantive value. This study wants to explain why Islamic law cannot be used as the basis of the constitution and the extent to which the limitations are allowed in applying Islamic teachings as the teachings of the majority of Indonesian citizens. In responding to the issues surrounding the application of Islamic law in Indonesia, the discussion will focus on the concept of the constitution, sources of national law, and the form of the Muslim community's strategy in an effort to apply Islamic law within the national legal framework. 

scholarly journals Kedudukan Anak Angkat Terhadap Bagian Waris Menurut Ketentuan Hukum Di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-246
Author(s):  
R. Arif Muljohadi
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Inheritance Law ◽  
Legal Consequences

One of the main goals of marriage is to connect offspring. But not all married couples can have children. The absence of children can be one of the triggers of disharmony in household relations. So as to maintain its integrity, husband and wife adopt children. In adoption, children will certainly have legal consequences. Moreover in Indonesian law, adoption is carried out according to Islamic law, Common law (the customary law referred to is Central Javanese Common law), and Civil law. Where the three legal systems will of course cause different legal consequences. The legal consequences are related to the position of adopted children which includes family relationships, guardianship relationships, inheritance relationships, and other relationships. Regarding inheritance relations, in Indonesia there is still pluralism including Islamic inheritance law, Customary inheritance law and inheritance law in the Civil Code. So with the variety of applicable inheritance law, also contributed to differences in the inheritance portion obtained by adopted children.

Foreign Relations Law

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-61
Author(s):  
Karen Knop
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Law ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The U.S

The two starting points for this chapter are that fields of law are inventions, and that fields matter as analytical frames. All legal systems deal with foreign relations issues, but few have a field of “foreign relations law.” As the best-stocked cabinet of issues and ideas, U.S. foreign relations law would be likely to generate the field elsewhere in the process of comparison. But some scholars, particularly outside the United States, see the nationalist or sovereigntist strains of the U.S. field, and perhaps even just its use as a template, as demoting international law. The chapter begins by asking whether this apprehension can be alleviated by using international law or an existing comparative law field to inventory the foreign relations issues to be compared. Finding neither sufficient, it turns to the U.S. field as an initial frame and sketches three types of anxieties that the U.S. experience has raised or might raise for international law. The chapter concludes by suggesting how Campbell McLachlan’s allocative conception of foreign relations law might be adapted so as to turn such anxieties about international law into opportunities.

Ambiguities of Colonial Law: the Case of Muhammadu Aminu, Former Political Agent and Chief Alkali of Kano

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 17-52
Author(s):  
Philip Atsu Afeadie
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Religious Leader ◽  
Political Agent ◽  
Judicial Administration ◽  
Western Law ◽  
Political Agents ◽  
Productive Systems ◽  
Colonial Government

Colonial law in Africa involved European moral and legal codes representing some rules of western law, as well as elements of African customary law. However, the colonial situation embodying political and economic domination necessarily negated the ideal practice of the rule of law. Nevertheless, the need arose to introduce some aspects of western law and codes of administration, including salary and benefits schemes for African employees of the colonial government, and legal entitlements such as court trials for accused government employees. These considerations were deemed necessary, if at least to propitiate metropolitan critics of the colonial establishment. Also some rule of law was required for the organization of the colonial economy, including regulation of productive systems and commercial relations. As well, the need for indigenous support necessitated dabbling in indigenous customary conventions. In Muslim polities such as Kano in northern Nigeria, customary conventions included Islamic law.On the establishment of colonial rule in Kano, judicial administration was organized on three principal institutions, involving the resident's provincial court, the judicial council (emir's court), and the chief alkali's court in Kano City with corresponding district alkali courts. The resident's provincial court had jurisdiction over colonial civil servants, including African employees such as soldiers, police constables, clerks and political agents. Also, the provincial court was responsible for enforcing the abolition of the slave trade in the region. The judicial council, classified as “Grade A” court, was composed of the emir, thewaziri(chief legal counselor), the chiefalkaliof Kano (chief judge), theimam(the religious leader of Kano mosque), thema'aji(treasurer), and general assistants including some notable scholars of Kano city. The council adopted thesha'ria(Muslim law) and local Hausa custom, and its jurisdiction extended over “matters of violence, questions of taxation and administration, and cases involving property rights, whether over land, livestock, trade goods, or slaves.” On the issue of capital sentencing, the judicial council required the approval of the resident. The council was also prohibited from authorizing punishments involving torture, mutilation, or decapitation.

Dynamics of the regulatory function of Ukrainian lawin the context of European and international legal harmonization

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Roman Zvarych ◽  
Bohdan Hryvnak
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Regulatory Function ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Legal Harmonization

Purpose. The purpose of the work is a comprehensive theoretical and legal analysis of the main problems of the dynamics of the regulatory function of Ukrainian law in the context of European integration and international legal harmonization. Method. The following theoretical methods of scientific knowledge were used in the study: the method of scientific analysis; system-structural; historical and legal; axiological; comparative law; formal-legal and method of generalization. Results. The scientific article highlights the process of transformation of the regulatory function of modern Ukrainian law in the context of its approximation to EU and international law. In the course of the research it was proved that in the issues of the European integration course the leading role belongs to the principles of realization of the regulatory function and regulatory influence. In particular, the implementation of the principle of the primacy of international law is for Ukraine a political and legal guarantee of stable relations with Europe and the world, as well as a legal means of protecting its legitimate interests. On the basis of the main principle of priority of norms of international law, such derivative principles of interaction of legal systems of the Council of Europe and Ukraine as: a) the principle of the rule of law should be developed; b) the principle of interconnectedness and complementarity of the law of the Council of Europe and Ukraine; c) the principles of cooperation, good faith fulfillment of obligations to the Council of Europe and the principle of mutual protection of human rights. Scientific novelty. The study found that the regulatory function of law, despite the narrowing of its scope at the domestic level and within national legal systems, has expanded its scope at the international and European levels, and especially at the level of European Union law. In this case, in the latter case, it interacts most closely with the integrative function. Practical significance. The results of the research can be useful for further general theoretical and applied research of the dynamics of the regulatory function of Ukrainian law in the context of European and international legal harmonization.

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