Mission: The UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law (JINEL) is the first law school law journal in the West to deal with this topic. JINEL’s goal is to emphasize and critically analyze all legal issues – social, political, civil, historical, economic, and commercial – that are of particular relevant to Muslims and Near Easterners in both Muslim and non-Muslim societies.

Volume 21 (2024)

Articles

Invalid and Defective Contracts in Islamic Legal Theory: The Rise of a Transnational Islamic Law
Bantekas, Ilias

Balancing Punishment in Jewish Law: Examining Conflicting Purposes and Inconsistencies within Modern Judaism
Hasson, Jonathan; Tennenbaum, Abraham

From Gold to Paper: The Applicability of Ribā to Modern Currencies in Shāfiʿī Jurisprudence
Wahb, Yousef Aly

Analysis of Women's Freedom of Movement and Employment Rights, Pre- and Post-Marriage in Iran
Torkashvand, Erfaneh

Comments

Testing the Constitutional Limits of the UN Charter: Applying a Contemporary Interpretation of the Uniting for Peace Resolution in Syria
Isakoff, Mickey

When the Earth is Shaken: Ecocide in the Islamic Tradition
Merison, Wietske