The Kindred Concepts of Seisin and Hawz in English and Islamic Law
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Description
Book: The Law Applied: Contextualizing the Islamic Shari'a
A sea change has taken place in Islamic legal studies. This book both reflects and contributes to that change. Traditionally, scholars in this field have tended to focus on law as a body of rules and doctrines, as 'fiqh'. This volume is more interested in how the law has been applied to concrete situations. It 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. Reflecting the interests of a new academic generation, "The Law Applied" offers an ambitious and textured account of how Islamic law works in practice in the social life of the contemporary world.
ISBN
9780857714275
Publication Date
1-30-2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Keywords
law, comparative law, islamic law
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Makdisi, John, "The Kindred Concepts of Seisin and Hawz in English and Islamic Law" (2008). Faculty Book Chapters. 43.
https://scholarship.stu.edu/faculty_book_chapters/43