Legal Research Guides

• Le droit Musulman, par François-Paul Blanc. Ce livre s'adresse à tous ceux qui veulent connaître l'essentiel sur le droit musulman. 
• An introduction to Islamic law. Presents a broad account of on the history and outlines of the system of Islamic law.
• Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence. This book covers topics from the general characterization of jurisprudence to such specialized issues as the assessment of the verbal divine-law argument, study of procedural principles, and reflections on the resolution of conflicting arguments.
• The origins and evolution of Islamic Law. Covering more than three centuries of legal history, this study presents an important account of how Islam developed its own law from ancient Near Eastern legal cultures, Arabian customary law and Quranic reform. 
• The origins of Islamic law: the Qurʼan, the Muwaṭṭaʼ and Madinan ʻAmal. The history and development of Islamic Law.
• The Oxford handbook of Islamic Law. Offers a historiographic window into the scholarly treatment of a wide range of topics in the field of Islamic legal studies.
• The Qurʼānic term kalāla : studies in Arabic language and poetry, ḥadīt̲, tafsīr, and fiqh : notes on the origins of Islamic law
• Principles of Islamic jurisprudence : according to Shi'i law. This book introduces beginners to the science of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence.
• The shar'ia : an introduction to the law of the Islam. It includes an overview of the prophet Muhammad and his times, as well as insights into the Qur'an and the evolution of Muslim theological and jurisprudential thought.
• The sources of Islamic jurisprudence : justice and law in Islam
• Traité de droit musulman comparé. 1. Théorie générale de l'acte juridique. -- 2. mariage, la dissolution du mariage. -- 3. Filiation, incapacités, libéralités entre vifs.

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• "Halakah" by Louis Jacobs and Benjamin De Vries in: Encyclopaedia Judaica
• "Halakah and Law" by B. S. Jackson, et al. in: The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies.
• Halakhah : the Rabbinic idea of law by Chaim N Saiman.
• Introduction to the history and sources of Jewish law by Neil S. Hecht. An introduction to Jewish law, providing essential background information for those encountering the subject area for the first time.
• Jewish Law presents a wealth of information on Halacha, Jewish issues and secular law. Sponsored by The Center for Halacha and American Law.
• Jewish law: history, sources, principles = Ha-mishpat ha-Ivri by Menachem Elon. Originally published in Hebrew under the title Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri by the Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1988, this is 4 volume English translation.
• Jewish Law (Miami Law) A very useful overview of the topic, its sources and commentary from the University of Miami, and free to anyone.
• In The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, there are three useful subentries: an overview of Jewish law, discussion of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews in medieval and post-medieval Roman law, and Jewish law in India.

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