Law applied, the: contextualizing the islamic shari'a
Auteur :
Bearman, Peri / Weiss, Bernard G. / Heinrichs, Wolfhart
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781845117368
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Looks at judicial decision-making, legal responses (fatwas), customary practices, the actions of public inspectors, cultural contexts, and theological discourses as well as modern legal reform and constitutional development. This book offers an account of how Islamic law works in practice in the social life of the contemporary world.