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SREL 424 — Shariah

Philosophy and Classics · University of Ghana

Sources and developments of Islamic Law. Nature and scope of Islamic Law. Islamic legal categories and conceptions. Development of the four main schools of Sunnijuris prudence (Maliki, Shafi, Hambali and Hannafi). Law of personal status. Law of contract. Family law (Marriage, divorce, inheritance, wills and bequests: succession and inheritance). Penal law. Commercial law. Politics and the State. Modern legal reforms. The practical aspects of the Shariah its implementation in some African states and attendant problems.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).