"Religious law includes ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions."
The study of the legal systems within different religions.
Holy Scriptures: The Holy Scriptures are the foundation of Religious Law as each religion has its dedicated texts containing moral codes, legal standards, rituals, and religious beliefs.
Jurisprudence: Jurisprudence defines how to interpret and apply the law according to religious beliefs and practices. The philosophy and methodologies pertinent to jurisprudence and their impact on religious law are studied.
Theology: This subject involves studying the nature of God, religious beliefs, doctrines, and rituals. It is a vast area of study and includes exploring the history, ethical beliefs, and moral behaviour connected with the particular religion.
Jurisdiction: It is the study of the framework of the legal system from an institutional and organizational perspective. It covers how different religious legal systems work and interact with other bodies of law, including secular law.
Human Rights: Human rights are fundamental human freedoms and are an essential component of religious law. The relationship between religion and human rights, and how they fit into the broader religious law system, is studied.
History of Religious Law: The evolution of religious law, its sources, and the impact of external factors such as political and cultural influences are studied in this topic. It spans everything from ancient law to modern-day law.
Enforcement and Punishment: This subject is concerned with the application and enforcement of religious law - how crimes are punished, what evidence is needed, and what factors are taken into account when applying the law. It also focuses on the roles of religious courts and religious police in enforcing the law.
Comparative Law: Comparative law involves examining the differences and similarities between different religious legal systems. It covers how different legal principles and concepts are applied in different cultural settings and what the aspects of religious law are universal.
"Different religious systems hold sacred law in a greater or lesser degree of importance to their belief systems."
"Some religious systems are explicitly antinomian."
"Other religious systems are nomistic or 'legalistic' in nature."
"Religions such as Judaism, Islam, and Baháʼí Faith teach the need for revealed positive law for both state and society."
"Christianity generally rejects the idea that this is necessary or desirable and instead emphasizes the eternal moral precepts of divine law."
"Christianity emphasizes the eternal moral precepts of divine law over the civil, ceremonial, or judicial aspects."
"The civil, ceremonial, or judicial aspects [of divine law] may have been annulled as in theologies of grace over law."
"An example of a religiously derived legal code is Christian canon law (applicable within a wider theological conception in the church)."
"The legal code in Judaism is called halakha."
"The legal code in Islam is called sharia."
"The legal code in Hinduism is called Hindu law."
"Religions such as Christianity emphasize the eternal moral precepts of divine law."
"Different religious systems hold sacred law in a greater or lesser degree of importance to their belief systems."
"Some religious systems are explicitly antinomian."
"Christianity generally rejects the idea that [revealed positive law] is necessary or desirable."
"Religions such as Judaism, Islam, and Baháʼí Faith teach the need for revealed positive law for both state and society."
"Christian canon law [is] applicable within a wider theological conception in the church."
"Different religious systems hold sacred law in a greater or lesser degree of importance to their belief systems."
"Religions such as Christianity emphasize the eternal moral precepts of divine law over the civil, ceremonial, or judicial aspects."