Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Wed, 08 Feb 2017
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Barbara Massie Mouly, associate professor of law at Liberty University School of Law, recently presented at The Federalist Society’s 19th Annual Faculty Conference held in San Francisco.
Mouly presented on “Effects of Recognition of Islamic Law in United States Courts,” with an emphasis on comparing Islamic law to the common law of the United States. She noted that both systems of law have religious foundations and described the biblical foundations of the common law and the sources of Islamic law in its religious documents. In her presentation, Mouly explained that the two systems have differing views as to the jurisdiction of civil government, and she described these differences. She also noted that the two systems differ in their approaches to uniformity and equality.
Mouly became interested in studying Islamic law several years ago and is working on further articles on the subject. She believes that the subject would be “fertile ground for interdisciplinary research and discussion.”
Mouly has also written an article comparing the two systems which will be published in the Liberty University Law Review in the 2017 spring edition.
A Liberty Law professor since 2007, Mouly currently teaches Torts, Lawyering Skills, School Law, and Remedies at Liberty University School of Law. She has written for the Liberty Law Review and the Liberty Legal Journal on tort topics, including causation, biblical foundations of restitution, and tort reform.
Keith Faulkner, dean of the law school, described her topic as both “timely” and “practical.”
For a full listing of the conference speakers and topics, visit The Federalist Society Conference information page.