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Rabea Benhalim is an Associate Professor at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Law School. Prior to joining the Colorado faculty, she was the 2017-2019 William H. Hastie Fellow at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Wisconsin Law School. She teaches a variety of law courses including Contracts, Secured Transactions, Jewish Law and Islamic Law. Her research focuses on two areas of inquiry: (1) The development of Islamic and Jewish law in the modern era and (2) the application of Islamic law in commercial contexts. Within these areas, her current work investigates how secular environments affect interpretations and development of religious law, especially for minority religions.

Professor Benhalim's prior work experience as a lawyer and policy expert includes positions at the Brookings Institution, Mayer Brown LLP, Maersk Oil, and the Carter Center. She holds a J.D. from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas, an L.L.M. from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Wisconsin Law School, a Master of Islamic Studies from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas, a Master of Public Policy Degree from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan, and a B.A. from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas at Dallas.

Education

JD, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas
LLM, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Wisconsin Law School
Master of Islamic Studies, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas
Master of Public Policy, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan
BA, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas at Dallas