Programme Specification and Regulations 2011-2012 - EMFSS Old Regulations

Table of Contents

1. University of London International ProgrammesProgramme Specification and Regulations for Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences (Old Regulations)
2. Important information regarding the Programme Specification and Regulations
3. Programme Specification
4. Detailed Regulations
5. Annex A: Structures - Degrees
6. Annex A: Structures - Diplomas for Graduates
7. Annex A: Structures - Diploma in Economics and Diploma in Social Sciences
8. Annex A: Structures - Selection Groups
9. Annex B - Syllabuses for Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences
10. Annex B - Laws syllabuses
    1. LA1010 Criminal law
    2. LA1020 Public law
    3. LA1031 Common law reasoning and institutions
    4. LA1040 Elements of the law of contract
    5. LA3001 Law of tort
    6. LA3002 Law of trusts
    7. LA3003 Land law
    8. LA3004 Civil and criminal procedure
    9. LA3005 Jurisprudence and legal theory
    10. LA3007 Evidence
    11. LA3008 Administrative law
    12. LA3012 History of English law
    13. LA3013 Public international law
    14. LA3014 Conflict of laws
    15. LA3016 Succession
    16. LA3017 Commercial law
    17. LA3018 Labour law
    18. LA3019 Family law
    19. LA3021 Company law
    20. LA3024 EU law
    21. LA3025 Criminology
    22. LA3026 Intellectual property
    23. LA3028 Introduction to Islamic law
    24. LA3029 International protection of human rights
11. Annex C: Credits and accreditation of prior learning
12. Annex C: Table of Automatic Accreditation of Prior Learning 2011-12
13. Annex D: Scheme of award
14. Annex E: Assessment Criteria
15. Glossary of terms
16. Related documents and other sources of information
17. Corrections

LA3028 Introduction to Islamic law

Part I

1. Introductory: Islamic law in the modern age, influence and extent, importance as a source of law in Malaysia and Pakistan, meaning of Shari 'a.
2. Historical basis: Pre-Islamic Arabia, tribal law. The life of Muhammed and his family and tribe (the Quraysh). The Arrashidun caliphs. The Ummayyads and the Abbasids. The ahl-ra'y and the ahl al-hadith
3. The sources of Islamic law: The Quran as a law text. The Sunna of the Prophet. Hadith material. The controversy of authentication (Schacht's and Coulson's approach). Subsidiary sources of law: ijma, qiyas, istihsan, istislah, istishab, ra'y.
4. The development of the schools of law: Sunni versus Shi'i. The Shi'i schools: Ithna Ashari's, Ismaili's, Zaydi's. The Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Maliki, Hanbali, Shafi'i.
5. The courts and procedure: The Qadi's court and Islamic rules of procedure and evidence. The oaths and witnesses.
6. Criminal law: The Hadd offences. The Ta'azir offences. Homicide: the blood feud and blood money. Pakistan's Huddood Ordinances.
7. International law: Rules on laws of war, treatment of prisoners, treaty making powers. Dealings with non-Muslims (Dimmi's).
8. Civil law: Contracts and tort.

Part II

1. Family law: Marriage, guardianship, legitimacy, custody, maintenance, dissolution of marriage in traditional and modern law.
2. Succession.