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Jewish Legal Theory And American Constitutional Theory: Some Comparisons And Contrasts, Samuel J. Levine
Jewish Legal Theory And American Constitutional Theory: Some Comparisons And Contrasts, Samuel J. Levine
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In this article, Levine explores some of the ways in which Jewish law may shed light on issues in American constitutional theory. While acknowledging that there are fundamental differences between a religious legal system and a secular one, he attempts to show that certain conceptual similarities between American law and Jewish law allow for meaningful yet cautious comparison of the two systems. Part I provides a broad historical and analytical overview of interpretation in Jewish law. Part II of the Article offers a specific conceptual framework for comparing Jewish law with American law. Levine considers questions of flexibility in legal …