Levine Jewish Law and American Law, Volume 1

A Comparative Study
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-64469-563-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten

Reihe: Touro University Press

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levine, Samuel J.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Section One. The Comparative Study of Jewish Law and American Law: An Introduction 1. Teaching Jewish Law in American Law Schools: An Emerging Development in Law and Religion 2. Applying Jewish Legal Theory in the Context of American Law and Legal Scholarship: A Methodological Analysis 3. An Introduction to Interpretation in Jewish Law, with References to American Legal Theory 4. An Introduction to Legislation in Jewish Law, with References to the American Legal System Section Two. Capital Punishment 5. Capital Punishment in Jewish Law and Its Application to the American Legal System: A Conceptual Overview 6. Playing God: An Essay on Law, Philosophy, and American Capital Punishment Section Three. Self-Incrimination 7. An Introduction to Self-Incrimination in Jewish Law, with Application to the American Legal System: A Psychological and Philosophical Analysis 8. Miranda, Dickerson, and Jewish Legal Theory: The Constitutional Rule in a Comparative Analytical Framework Section Four. Constitutional Theory 9. Unenumerated Constitutional Rights and Unenumerated Biblical Obligations: A Preliminary Study in Comparative Hermeneutics 10. Rules and Standards in Jewish Law and American Constitutional Law 11. Of Inkblots and Omnisignificance: Conceptualizing Secondary and Symbolic Functions of the Ninth Amendment in a Comparative Hermeneutic Framework Section Five. Legal Practice 12. Reflections on the Practice of Law as a Religious Calling from a Perspective of Jewish Law and Ethics 13. A Look at American Legal Practice through a Perspective of Jewish Law, Ethics, and Tradition: A Conceptual Overview 14. Taking Ethics Codes Seriously: Broad Ethics Provisions and Unenumerated Ethical Obligations in a Comparative Hermeneutic Framework 15. Taking Prosecutorial Ethics Seriously: A Consideration of the Prosecutor's Ethical Obligation to “Seek Justice” in a Comparative Analytical Framework 16. Taking Ethical Obligations Seriously: A Look at American Codes of Professional Responsibility through a Perspective of Jewish Law and Ethics Index

Über Autor(innen)

Samuel J. Levine is Professor of Law and Director of the Jewish Law Institute at Touro Law Center. He has also served as the Beznos Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University College of Law, and he has taught at the law schools at Bar-Ilan, Fordham, Pepperdine, and St. John’s Universities.