H. Patrick Glenn, Legal Traditions of the World
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000)

Thomas Aquinas, On Law, Morality, and Politics.
Ed. with introd. by William P. Baumgarth and Richard J. Regan
(Indianapolis: Hackett, 1988)

Joseph Schacht, An Introduction to Islamic Law
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964)

Schedule
Week 1: Introduction
Monday
Wednesday
Reading: Honoré (start)

Week 2: Introduction continued
Monday
Reading: Honoré (finish)
Wednesday
Reading: Glenn, chaps. 1–2

Week 3: Primitive Law
Monday: Chthonic law
Reading: Glenn chap. 3
Wednesday: Jewish law
Reading: Glenn chap. 4
TEST

Week 4: Civil Law (Roman, Continental, etc.)
Monday
Reading: Glenn chap. 5
Wednesday
Reading: Glenn chap. 5

Week 5: Common Law (English, American, etc.)
Monday
Reading: Glenn chap. 7
Wednesday
Reading: Glenn chap. 7

Week 6: Asian Law
Monday: Hindu law
Reading: Glenn chap. 8
Wednesday: Far Eastern law
Reading: Glenn chap. 9
TEST

Week 7: Canon Law
Monday
Reading: Helmholz (start)
Wednesday
Reading: Helmholz (finish)

Week 8: Thomas on Law
Monday
Wednesday

Week 9: Thomas on Law continued
Monday
Wednesday

Week 10: Thomas on Law continued
Monday
Wednesday
TEST

Week 11: Islamic Law
Monday
Reading: Glenn chap. 3
Wednesday
Reading: Glenn chap. 3

Week 12: Islamic Law continued
Monday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 1–4
Wednesday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 5–8

Week 13: Islamic Law continued
Monday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 9–12
Wednesday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 13–15
TEST

Week 14: Islamic Law continued
Monday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 16–18
Wednesday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 19–21

Week 15: Islamic Law continued
Monday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 22–24
Wednesday
Reading: Schacht, chap. 25–26
Week 16: Conclusion
Monday
Wednesday
TEST