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Jewish and Islamic Legal Systems:
Comparisons and Relationships

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Newkirk Alumni Center at UC Irvine (map)

This exclusive workshop will bring together scholars and practitioners to share meaningful ways of teaching law students Jewish and Islamic legal studies. Panel topics include:
  • Jewish and Islamic Legal Scholarship for Law School Audiences
  • Teaching Jewish and Islamic Law to Law Students
  • Comparing Jewish and Islamic Legal Relationships in Historical Context

Speakers and Moderators

Joseph F. C. DiMento, UC Irvine School of Law
Mohammad Fadel, Toronto University, Faculty of Law
Talya Fishman, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Religious Studies
David Flatto, Penn State Law
Justice Richard Fybel, California Court of Appeal, 4th District
Bryant Garth, UC Irvine School of Law
Michael Helfand, Pepperdine School of Law
Samuel Levine, Touro Law
Clark Lombardi, University of Washington School of Law
Jack Miles, UC Irvine, English & Religious Studies
Bill Maurer, UC Irvine School of Social Sciences
David Stephan Powers, Cornell University, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies
Sadiq Reza, New York Law School
Chaim Saiman, Villanova School of Law
Abraham Udovitch, Princeton University Dept. of Near Eastern Studies

Online registration is required, as seating is limited
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