"A centennial publication of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America."
Includes indexes
Part I. The literature and methods of Jewish law. Introduction ; Biblical law ; The Biblical law of injury ; Biblical jurisprudence ; Rabbinic law of injuries ; The oral Torah: Rabbinic exegesis and oral traditions ; The authority and morality of the tradition ; Rabbinic court procedures ; The responsa literature ; Codes ; Legislation (Takkanot) ; Custom (Minhag) ; The interaction between Jewish law and common law -- Part II. Marriage. The nature of marriage in Jewish and American law ; Conflicts and choice of law I: Jewish recognition of civil marriage and divorce ; Conflicts and choice of law II: civil recognition of Jewish marriage and divorce ; Epilogue: the future of Jewish law -- Appendixes