Jewish Law And American Law

Author : Daniel Pollack
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780881257502
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contrasts in American and Jewish Law written by Daniel Pollack and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American law and the American legal system are rights-based, whereas Jewish law and the halakhic system are duty-based. This distinction goes to the heart of the two legal systems; the basis on which each is founded, how they conceptualize human nature and the social order, and how they function. The American legal system is a human construction forged in a secular society. The halakhic system, while honed and clarified over the centuries by human decisors, is ultimately grounded in a text revealed by God. In consequence, the two legal systems approach problems quite differently. This is explained and illustrated in this volume by discussions of such compelling social issues as euthanasia, medical treatment without consent, search and seizure in schools, procreation rights of prisoners, liability for environmental damage, termination of parental rights due to mental incapacity, and the capacity of the mentally retarded to give informed consent.

Author : Samuel J. Levine
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 : 1644695634
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Law and American Law, Volume 1 written by Samuel J. Levine and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contributes to the growing field of comparative Jewish and American law, presenting twenty-six essays characterized by a number of distinct features. The essays will appeal to legal scholars and, at the same time, will be accessible and of interest to a more general audience of intellectually curious readers. These contributions are faithful to Jewish law on its own terms, while applying comparative methods to offer fresh perspectives on complex issues in the Jewish legal system. Through careful comparative analysis, the essays also turn to Jewish law to provide insights into substantive and conceptual areas of the American legal system, particularly areas of American law that are complex, controversial, and unsettled.

Author : Ari Mermelstein
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
ISBN 13 : 1610272285
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jews and the Law written by Ari Mermelstein and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jews are a people of law, and law defines who the Jewish people are and what they believe. This anthology engages with the growing complexity of what it is to be Jewish — and, more problematically, what it means to be at once Jewish and participate in secular legal systems as lawyers, judges, legal thinkers, civil rights advocates, and teachers. The essays in this book trace the history and chart the sociology of the Jewish legal profession over time, revealing new stories and dimensions of this significant aspect of the American Jewish experience and at the same time exploring the impact of Jewish lawyers and law firms on American legal practice. “This superb collection reveals what an older focus on assimilation obscured. Jewish lawyers wanted to ‘make it,’ but they also wanted to make law and the legal profession different and better. These fascinating essays show how, despite considerable obstacles, they succeeded.” — Daniel R. Ernst Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Author of Tocqueville’s Nightmare: The Administrative State Emerges in America, 1900-1940 “This fascinating collection of essays by distinguished scholars illuminates the distinctive and intricate relationship between Jews and law. Exploring the various roles of Jewish lawyers in the United States, Germany, and Israel, they reveal how the practice of law has variously expressed, reinforced, or muted Jewish identity as lawyers demonstrated their commitments to the public interest, social justice, Jewish tradition, or personal ambition. Any student of law, lawyers, or Jewish values will be engaged by the questions asked and answered.” — Jerold S. Auerbach Professor Emeritus of History, Wellesley College Author of Unequal Justice and Rabbis and Lawyers

Author : François-Xavier Licari
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108421970
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Jewish Law written by François-Xavier Licari and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to present a systematic and synthetic introduction to Jewish law.

Author : Samuel J. Levine
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 : 1644695642
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Law and American Law, Volume 2 written by Samuel J. Levine and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contributes to the growing field of comparative Jewish and American law, presenting twenty-six essays characterized by a number of distinct features. The essays will appeal to legal scholars and, at the same time, will be accessible and of interest to a more general audience of intellectually curious readers. These contributions are faithful to Jewish law on its own terms, while applying comparative methods to offer fresh perspectives on complex issues in the Jewish legal system. Through careful comparative analysis, the essays also turn to Jewish law to provide insights into substantive and conceptual areas of the American legal system, particularly areas of American law that are complex, controversial, and unsettled.

Author : Menachem Elon
Publisher : LexisNexis/Matthew Bender
ISBN 13 : 9780820540931
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Law (Mishpat Ivri) written by Menachem Elon and published by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only casebook on the subject in English, Jewish Law provides insight into a legal system with a long and rich tradition, addressing issues that are relevant today in American law. Its primary focus is on the legal aspects of Jewish law, with emphasis on its historical development. The quoted materials originate from a wide variety of sources, from the Torah and rabbinic responsa, to modern authorities and court opinions written by Justice Elon while serving as a Justice and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel. Jewish Law encompasses a broad spectrum of subjects, and in sufficient depth that professors can adapt the materials to their individual teaching methods. By combining jurisprudence, comparative law, and practical law in one clear and concise text, this casebook provides background and perspective for students as well as practitioners. It contrasts the treatment of various topics in Jewish law with the approaches taken by other legal systems, such as American, English, and modern Israeli, thereby offering new insights. The translations from Hebrew to English preserve the original flavor of the Hebrew text. Justice Elon is a legendary figure in Jewish law. He founded and headed the Institute for Research in Jewish Law at the Hebrew University. He was consulted by the Israeli legislature regarding Jewish law issues during the codification of Israeli Civil Law and served as a member of legislative committees. His three-volume treatise, Jewish Law: Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri, has become a classic work on the subject in Israel. As a law professor for over 30 years and an ordained rabbi, Justice Elon brings his teaching expertise to this text. His co-authors are also noted and distinguished legal scholars and practitioners, and were the translators of Justice Elon's treatise, Jewish Law (Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri), into English.

Author : Bernard S. Jackson
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 : 9789004062542
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Law in Legal History and the Modern World written by Bernard S. Jackson and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roberto Aron
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 9781463433406
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Influence of Jewish Law in Some American Constitutional Amendments written by Roberto Aron and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ROBERTO ARON is listed in Whos Who In American Law as Author, Teacher and Writer:. He received his LL.B. degree from the University of Chiles Faculty of Law. He began his career as a trial attorney in Chile where he practiced law and taught a course in Forensic Oratory. In 1957 he moved to Israel and became a member of that countrys Bar. Mr. Aron has three Master of Law degrees from New York University in International Legal Studies, in Corporate and Commercial Law and from NYUs Skirball Department a Master of Arts Degree (Talmudic Law). He has participated in two National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) workshops held at Harvard Law School and in the Oxford Trial Advocacy Program, held at Oxford University Law School in England. For fourteen years Mr. Aron has been the chair of Trial Advocacy at the Law School of Tel Aviv University. He has also been a guest teacher at New York Universitys School of Law in courses directed by Professor Chester L. Mirsky and Anthony G. Amsterdam. In 1975 Mr. Aron was designated by the Israeli Government as adviser to the Israeli Mission to the United Nations and moved to New York where he began his work as a writer, co-authoring four books for Shepards/McGraw- Hill and West Group entitled: How to Prepare Witnesses for Trial, Cross Examination Skills- the Litigator Puzzle, Impeachment of Witnesses and Trial Communications Skills.

Author : Samuel J. Levine
Publisher : Touro University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781618116550
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Law and American Law written by Samuel J. Levine and published by Touro University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contributes to the growing field of comparative Jewish and American law, turning to Jewish law to provide insights into substantive and conceptual areas of the American legal system, particularly areas of American law that are complex, controversial, and unsettled.

Author : Bernard J. Meislin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Law in American Tribunals written by Bernard J. Meislin and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: