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
Other courses on this programme
- CLAS 401 — The Philosophy of Plato
- CLAS 402 — Roman Philosophy and Science
- CLAS 403 — Greek Literature and Society
- CLAS 404 — Roman Literature and Society
- CLAS 405 — Leaders of Ancient Greece
- CLAS 406 — Leaders of Ancient Rome
- CLAS 407 — Greek Historiography
- CLAS 408 — Roman Historiography
- CLAS 409 — The Sophists
- CLAS 410 — Themes in Classical Studies
- CLAS 411 — Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Greece
- CLAS 412 — Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Rome
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).