Concept Of Territory In Islamic Thought
This edited volume analyses the concepts of territory as conceived of and developed in Islamic history. In legal terms the world is divided into two parts, the "dar al-Islam" governed by the Islamic "...
Early M?lik? Law: Ibn 'Abd Al-?Akam And His Major Compendium Of Jurisprudence
This study presents the first biography of 'Abd All?h b. 'Abd al-?akam (d. 214/829), an important figure in the nascent M?lik? school, and introduces his compendium of law. The subject of the Arabic t...
Manichaean Delirium: Decolonizing The Judiciary And Islamic Renewal In The Sudan, 1898-1985
The book uses the concept of the Manichaean geography of the colony, popularized by Fanon, to account for the virulent Islamic renewal in Sudan. In focusing on the Sudan judiciary, characterized by an...
United Arab Emirates Court Of Cassation Judgments 1998 - 2003:
United Arab Emirates Court of Cassation Judgments provides, for the first time in any language, summaries of key decisions of the Courts of Cassation (Supreme Courts) of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Uni...
Inevitable Doubt: Two Theories Of Shi'i Jurisprudence
In this volume, two classical texts of legal theory "(us?l al-fiqh) are analysed. The authors of these works belonged to two schools of Sh?'? jurisprudence: Y?suf al-Ba?r?n? (d. 1186/1772) was a key f...
Yearbook Of Islamic And Middle Eastern Law, Volume 9 (2002-2003)
Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law for an instant source of information on the developments over an entire year in the ...
The Capitulations And The Ottoman Legal System: Qadis, Consuls And Beratl's In The 18th Century
Pre-modern Western sources generally claim that European mercantile communities in the Ottoman Empire enjoyed legal autonomy, and were thus effectively immune to Ottoman justice. At the same time, the...
The Reinstatement Of Islamic Law In Sudan Under Numayr?: An Evaluation Of A Legal Experiment In The Light Of Its Historical Context, Methodology, And
The present study examines President Jacfar Numayr? experiment of reinstating Islamic law in the Sudan and the methods employed to this end, in the light of its historical context and sources of inspi...
Studies In Islamic Legal Theory Studies In Islamic Legal Theory:
This volume is unique as a collection of studies devoted entirely to topics and issues in the field of Islamic legal theory and authored by fourteen scholars known for their work in this field. The st...
Shari'a And Custom In Libyan Tribal Society: An Annotated Translation Of Decisions From The Shari'a Courts Of Adjabiya And Kufra
This volume presents annotated English translations of 72 court decisions handed down by the the Shar??a Courts of Adj?biya and Kufra roughly during the period 1930-1970; the original texts (facsimile...
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