Author: Shamil Jeppie
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9089641726
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Offers comparative historical, anthropological and legal perspectives on the ways in which French and British colonial administrations interacted with the diversity of Islamic legal schools, scholars, and practices in Africa.
Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Shamil Jeppie
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9089641726
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Offers comparative historical, anthropological and legal perspectives on the ways in which French and British colonial administrations interacted with the diversity of Islamic legal schools, scholars, and practices in Africa.
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9089641726
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Offers comparative historical, anthropological and legal perspectives on the ways in which French and British colonial administrations interacted with the diversity of Islamic legal schools, scholars, and practices in Africa.
Modern Changes in Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Mohamed Serag
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Adaptation of Muslim Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: James Norman Dalrymple Anderson
Publisher:
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Category : Customary law
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Customary law
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Islamic Law in Africa
Author: J N D Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134564996
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
In many parts of Africa three different systems of laws are concurrently applied – the imported "Colonial" law, the indigenous customary law and Islamic law. In some countries the customary and the Islamic law are kept separate and distinct, while in others they are fused into a single system. This volume represents a unique survey of the extent to which Islamic law is in fact applied in those parts of East and West Africa which were at one time under British administration. It examines the relevant legislation and case law, much of which has never appeared in any Law Reports; the judges and courts which apply it and the problems to which its application give rise.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134564996
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
In many parts of Africa three different systems of laws are concurrently applied – the imported "Colonial" law, the indigenous customary law and Islamic law. In some countries the customary and the Islamic law are kept separate and distinct, while in others they are fused into a single system. This volume represents a unique survey of the extent to which Islamic law is in fact applied in those parts of East and West Africa which were at one time under British administration. It examines the relevant legislation and case law, much of which has never appeared in any Law Reports; the judges and courts which apply it and the problems to which its application give rise.
The Application of Muslim Law in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: James Norman Dalrymple Anderson
Publisher:
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Category : Islamic law
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islamic law
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Islamic Law in Africa
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Islamic Family Law in a Changing World
Author: Abdullahi An-Na'im
Publisher: Zed Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This is a uniquely comprehensive and up-to-date volume spanning nine regions and 38 Islamic countries around the world. More than a billion Muslims have their lives in such matters as marriage, divorce, maintenance, paternity and the custody of children governed by certain aspects of the Shari'a, commonly known as Islamic Family Law. But as the team who have put together this resource book point out, this does not mean that identical principles apply everywhere. In fact, as the socio-cultural and historical contextualisations which precede each country's legal profile make clear, the practical application of Shari'a principles is often modified by theological differences of interpretation, particular customary practices in the country concerned, and state policy and law. This volume documents the scope and actual manner of application of Islamic Family Law worldwide. Part of its purpose is the assumption that while changing social conditions - including a commitment to certain universal human rights -- make legal reform necessary, any strategy must be based first of all on the best possible factual foundations. And secondly, since Islamic Family Law has become contested ground between conservative and fundamentalist forces on the one hand and modernist and liberal trends on the other in most Islamic countries, reform must be conceived only in realistic terms and advocated in ways that motivate and empower potential supporters working in their own communities. This work is a uniquely valuable resource for lawyers, social policymakers and scholars. It is also a contribution to the historical challenge which Islamic societies confront in reforming personal and family law.
Publisher: Zed Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This is a uniquely comprehensive and up-to-date volume spanning nine regions and 38 Islamic countries around the world. More than a billion Muslims have their lives in such matters as marriage, divorce, maintenance, paternity and the custody of children governed by certain aspects of the Shari'a, commonly known as Islamic Family Law. But as the team who have put together this resource book point out, this does not mean that identical principles apply everywhere. In fact, as the socio-cultural and historical contextualisations which precede each country's legal profile make clear, the practical application of Shari'a principles is often modified by theological differences of interpretation, particular customary practices in the country concerned, and state policy and law. This volume documents the scope and actual manner of application of Islamic Family Law worldwide. Part of its purpose is the assumption that while changing social conditions - including a commitment to certain universal human rights -- make legal reform necessary, any strategy must be based first of all on the best possible factual foundations. And secondly, since Islamic Family Law has become contested ground between conservative and fundamentalist forces on the one hand and modernist and liberal trends on the other in most Islamic countries, reform must be conceived only in realistic terms and advocated in ways that motivate and empower potential supporters working in their own communities. This work is a uniquely valuable resource for lawyers, social policymakers and scholars. It is also a contribution to the historical challenge which Islamic societies confront in reforming personal and family law.
Islamic Law in Africa
Author: Sir James Norman Dalrymple Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415426008
Category : Islamic law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415426008
Category : Islamic law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Women in Muslim Family Law
Author: John L. Esposito
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815629085
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This second edition of John L. Esposito's landmark book expands and updates coverage of family law reforms (in marriage, divorce, and inheritance) throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, and analyzes the diverse interpretation of Muslim family law, identifying shifts, key problems, and challenges in the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815629085
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This second edition of John L. Esposito's landmark book expands and updates coverage of family law reforms (in marriage, divorce, and inheritance) throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, and analyzes the diverse interpretation of Muslim family law, identifying shifts, key problems, and challenges in the twenty-first century.
Muslim Family Law and Colonialism in Africa
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description