Title
Understanding Jurisprudential Approaches to Islam
Abstract
The United States recent deal with a United Arab Emirites Company to operate seven U.S. Ports highlights a growing tension in U.S. and Arabic commercial relations. One tension that has remained unnoticed is the role that U.S Courts play in interpreting Islamic texts when the commercial or legal outcome depends on an understanding of the religious culture. This article describes seven cases that demonstrate various approaches to this problem. This article utilizes an approach by James Boyd White, and suggests that translation or its kin transliteration can help judges in deciding Islamic legal principles.
Disciplines
Commercial Law | Comparative and Foreign Law | Conflict of Laws | Judges | Jurisprudence | Law and Society | Religion Law
Date of this Version
February 2006
Recommended Citation
Marc L. Roark, "Understanding Jurisprudential Approaches to Islam" (February 28, 2006). bepress Legal Series. bepress Legal Series.Working Paper 1011.
https://law.bepress.com/expresso/eps/1011