Common Law and Jewish Law. The Diasporic Principle of dina de-malkhuta dina

Medieval rabbis conceived of a legal framework for the relations between Jews and non-Jews according to a principle: dina de-malkhuta dina, ‘the Law of the Kingdom is Law.’ Thus, the notion of Diaspora, which in the last century came to be used to refer to the fate of migrants in general, bears a du...

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Main Author: Sylivie Anne Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Freiburg 2008-08-01
Series:Behemoth : a Journal on Civilisation
Online Access:http://www.oldenbourg-link.com/doi/pdf/10.1524/behe.2008.0014