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You are here: Home / Articles / Tur preface to Hoshen Mishpat – translation and commentary

Tur preface to Hoshen Mishpat – translation and commentary

Originally published in Jewish Law Annual, 6 (1987), 94-108.   Jacob b. Asher (d. 1340), compiler of the Tur, prefaces the section of this code which deals with jurisprudence, ‘Hoshen Mishpat’, with a statement on the importance of justice for the social order and the nature of the authority vested in the judges. As a…

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