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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Lunch Talk: 'The Social Impact of Legal Patchworking (Talfīq)'
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SUMMARY:Lunch Talk: 'The Social Impact of Legal Patchworking (Talfīq)'
DESCRIPTION:<p>	<span style="line-height:normal"><strong>Aaron Spevack, </strong><span lang="EN-GB">Visiting Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School</span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify">	<span style="line-height:normal"><em>Talf</em><em>ī</em><em>q</em><span lang="EN-GB">--the juristic practice of combining differing legal opinions to resolve a new issue and thereby produce an unprecedented ruling--is often framed as an impious and capricious endeavor aimed at cutting corners. However, jurists have used this practice in ways that have had tremendous social impact, both positive and negative. This talk will address various </span><span>debates</span><span lang="EN-GB"> on the permissibility of using </span><em>talfiq</em><span lang="EN-GB">, its social impact, and prominent instances of state legislation in which legislators in the modern Muslim world have used </span><em>talf</em><em>ī</em><em>q</em><span lang="EN-GB"> to serve the public good. </span><em>RSVP to shariasource@law.harvard.edu.</em></span></p>
LOCATION:Austin 102
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20181002T160000Z
DTEND:20181002T170000Z
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