030567 MC Historical Jewish Law Moot Court (2019W)
The Rabbinic Tribunal of Prague
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Fr 21.02.2020 11:30 to Sa 22.02.2020 11:30
- Deregistration possible until Sa 22.02.2020 11:30
Details
max. 12 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
Termine:
23. - 28.02.2020 in Tel Aviv (Jerusalem)
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The Historical Jewish Law Moot Court, run by the University of Vienna, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Lomonossow Moscow State University, the University of Tel Aviv and Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School, New York aims at introducing participants to Jewish law as it was practiced in the early modern period. The focus is on the application of Jewish law under concrete historical conditions rather than on Jewish law as a timeless normative system, on "law in action" rather than on "law in the books". Cases adjudicated by the Rabbinic Tribunal of Prague, arguably the most important Jewish legal forum both in the Western Ashkenazic world and in the Holy Roman Empire, serve as a point of reference for the Historical Jewish Law MC.
Assessment and permitted materials
The students' progress will be monitored on the basis of their participation in the pre-moots and the moot.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
There are six conditions for a successful participation in the 5th Historical Jewish Law Moot Court 2019/2020:
- interest in, but no prior knowledge of Jewish law
- a letter of motivation
- above average English language skills
- readiness to work as part of a team
- participation in the two pre-moots, one in Jerusalem (in February 2020) and one in Moscow (in July 2020) , and the moot
- writing a seminar paper based on the oral pleading in the moot court (in order to gain 4 additional ECTS)
- interest in, but no prior knowledge of Jewish law
- a letter of motivation
- above average English language skills
- readiness to work as part of a team
- participation in the two pre-moots, one in Jerusalem (in February 2020) and one in Moscow (in July 2020) , and the moot
- writing a seminar paper based on the oral pleading in the moot court (in order to gain 4 additional ECTS)
Examination topics
The moot counts as the final examination.
Reading list
Available in class.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 06.05.2022 00:15