The aim of the Asso­ci­a­tion for Ara­bic and Islamic Law is to con­tribute to a mutual under­stand­ing of the legal sys­tems and the legal prac­tice between the Euro­pean and the Islamic coun­tries, specif­i­cally the Ara­bic — Islamic coun­tries. The Asso­ci­a­tion counts more than 150 members.