Islam, Sharia and alternative dispute resolution : mechanisms for legal redress in the Muslim community /

The meanings and contexts of Shari'a are the subject of both curiosity and misunderstanding by non-Muslims. Shari'a is sometimes crudely characterised by outsiders as a punitive legal system operating broadly outside, and separate from, national laws and customs. This groundbreaking book s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keshavjee, Mohamed M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Colección:Library of Islamic law ; v. 6.
Temas:
Islamic law.
Dispute resolution (Law) > Islamic countries.
Islamic law > Interpretation and construction.
Droit islamique.
Règlement de conflits > Pays musulmans.
Droit islamique > Interprétation.
Ethical issues & debates.
LAW > Customary.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative.
RELIGION > Islam > Law.
Dispute resolution (Law)
Islamic law
Islamic law > Interpretation and construction
Islamic countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The meanings and contexts of Shari'a are the subject of both curiosity and misunderstanding by non-Muslims. Shari'a is sometimes crudely characterised by outsiders as a punitive legal system operating broadly outside, and separate from, national laws and customs. This groundbreaking book shows that Shari'a and its 'fiqh' (laws set forward by various Islamic legal schools) comprise a far more nuanced matrix of interpretations than is often assumed to be the case. Far from being monolithic or impervious to change from without, Muslim legal tradition has - since its beginnings in the early Islami.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 237 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-231) and index.
ISBN:9780857722386
0857722387
9780857733795
0857733796

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