Historical Jewish Moot Court

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The Historical Jewish Law Moot Court course aims to introduce 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 through instruction and moot court competition. Attention is also paid to conflicts of laws issues, the law of the its commune which is based on Roman law, and to legal history. Instruction will take place during two intensive trips: Feb 23-28 in Jerusalem, Israel and July 20-29 in Vienna, Austria. Airfare, lodging, and most meals will be paid for by Cardozo and the other host institutions, which are University of Vienna Law, Moscow State Law, Tel Aviv Law, Hebrew Univ Law. Participants will be students of all these institutions and it is therefore a unique networking opportunity.