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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Language: | deu |
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Universität Freiburg
2008-08-01
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Series: | Behemoth : a Journal on Civilisation |
Online Access: | http://www.oldenbourg-link.com/doi/pdf/10.1524/behe.2008.0014 |