Universität Wien

030194 KU Islam in Europe (2026S)

(Issues from) Legal history and contemporary legal developments

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
We 13.05. 15:00-16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 11.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 18.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 25.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 15.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 22.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 29.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 06.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 20.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 27.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 03.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 10.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG
  • Wednesday 17.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal Rechtswissenschaften Schenkenstraße 8-10, 4.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Demographic conditions (population share of Muslims in Europe in past and present); Basics of the History of Islam; legal standing of Christians and Jews under Islamic rule (meaning of the concept of tolerance); legal standing of "heterodox" under Christian rule; legal positions regarding intermarriages; reception of the Euro-American human rights discourse on the Islamic side; Turkey - an "Islamic" State? Act on the Recognition of the Adherents of Islam as a Religious Community (Islamgesetz 1912); Act on External Legal Relationships of Islamic Religious Societies (Islamgesetz 2015; including Amendment 2021!); further legal developments in an European comparison.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class; Collaboration in class; Voluntary written interim exam around the middle of the semester (concerning the material of the first script); Written final exam on the material of both scripts (alternatively, digital oral colloquium possible). The result of the midterm exam will be credited - based on the material of the first script - in accordance with the principle of favorability.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Compulsory attendance (please do not miss more than four times!); Collaboration in class; positive completion of the final exam or the alternative oral digital colloquium. One third of the evaluation of the collaboration is used, and two thirds of the grade from the final exam or the oral digital colloquium is used to determine the final grade. Alternatively, oral digital colloquia appointments can be held until the end of July.
Please note regarding the final exam or final colloquium: The two scripts contain question catalogs with a TOTAL of 20 questions or question blocks. Eight questions will be asked, of which you can choose four.

Examination topics

See “Minimum requirements and assessment criteria” above.

Reading list

Two course-documents will be made avalable for the students via the Moodle-platform. These contain further references. However, the referenced literature is not directly relevant for the colloquium.

Association in the course directory

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