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Al-Shafi'i's Risala : Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprud...
Muhammad Ibn Idris Al-Shafi´i
Hardcover. Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi'i (d. 204AH/ 820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law, this important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence, and its influence continues to the present day. Translator(s): Khadduri, Majid. Num Pages: 380 pages, bibliography, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621156
- ISBN
- 9780946621156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.53
€ 44.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. This third edition of the best-selling title 'Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence' has been completely revised and substantially enlarged. In this work, Prof Kamali offers us the first detailed presentation available in English of the theory of Muslim law ('usul al-fiqh'). Num Pages: 572 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 572
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621828
- ISBN
- 9780946621828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man in Islam. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAFS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682005
- ISBN
- 9781903682005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In 'Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam', M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. Companion volume to 'The Dignity of Man and Freedom of Expression in Islam'. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682012
- ISBN
- 9781903682012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. This text focuses on options and futures as trading tools and explores their validity from an Islamic legal point of view. The author's analysis is based on an interpretation of the Qur'an and the Sunna and refers to the principle of "mashala" (consideration of public interest). Num Pages: 276 pages, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFM; LAFS; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621804
- ISBN
- 9780946621804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Presents a look at the earliest framework of the common law and demonstrates the underlying structural changes that result in modern law. By examining legal, social and economic history, this book aims to reconstruct legal developments into the stages through which an entire legal system has evolved. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780406625038
- ISBN
- 9780406625038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.02
€ 92.02
Hardback. Drawing upon his discourse theory, Jurgen Habermas has elaborated an account of law that purports to bridge the gap between democracy and rights, by conceiving law to be at once self-imposed and binding. His proceduralist paradigm of law and further explorations by others are included. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Michel; Arato, Andrew. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204669
- ISBN
- 9780520204669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97
Paperback. The British criminal justice system is not dedicated to the truth. It is concerned only with reasonable doubt. In this careful examination of indisputable evidence, Michael O'Connell seeks to ensure wrongful convictions of the innocent will not be repeated. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBKN; 1DBR; BTC; JP; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893009
- ISBN
- 9781848893009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Series: Schriftenreihe der Juristischen Fakultat der Europa-Universitat Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). BIC Classification: LAFD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437321
- ISBN
- 9783540437321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.96
€ 76.96
Hardback. Bringing together essays on topics related to Islamic law, this book is composed of articles by prominent legal scholars and historians of Islam. They exemplify a critical development in the field of Islamic Studies: the proliferation of methodological approaches that employ a broad variety of sources to analyze social and political developments. Editor(s): Cook, Michael; Haider, Najam; Rabb, Intisar; Sayeed, Asma. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113299
- ISBN
- 9780230113299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.95
€ 150.95
Paperback. In Democracy and Legal Change, Melissa Schwartzberg argues that modifying law is a fundamental and attractive democratic activity. Series: Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521146579
- ISBN
- 9780521146579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Hardback. This book examines Islamization of the law in the Islamic Republic of Iran and surveys the evolution of institutions, processes, and policies of the regime. Num Pages: 386 pages, 4 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRHC; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498507561
- ISBN
- 9781498507561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.98
€ 178.98
Paperback. Reviews the history of the fatwa since its origins and its evolution. This work looks at the general use of fatwa in relation to Islamic rules and traces the evolution of shi'ite Islam from a pacifist and quietist movement into a militant force. Num Pages: 213 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887760
- ISBN
- 9788772887760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.28
€ 15.28
Hardback. A study of the historical record of Muslim women's property rights and equity. Based on Islamic court documents of 15th Century Granada - documents that show a high degree of women's involvement - it examines women's legal entitlements to acquire property and the social and economic significance of these rights to Granada's female population. Series: Harvard Series in Islamic Law. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Islamic Legal Studies United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025011
- ISBN
- 9780674025011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. This survey of Islamic Law combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614592
- ISBN
- 9780748614592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
paperback. Series: Potsdamer Rechtswissenschaftliche Reihe. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540613961
- ISBN
- 9783540613961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.38
€ 83.38
Paperback. This volume describes and analyzes how litigation costs are distributed in civil procedure in key countries worldwide, comparing the various approaches, drawing general conclusions and presenting broad, global trends as well as common problems and solutions. Editor(s): Reimann, Mathias. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 326 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LAFD; LB; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400763456
- ISBN
- 9789400763456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
paperback. This unique monograph on the Rawlsian principles of contract law advocates an understanding of the topic based on common agreement that contractual terms be reasonable-in other words, acceptable to reasonable people seeking equitable cooperation with others. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781114
- ISBN
- 9789401781114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.62
€ 126.62
Hardback. This unique monograph on the Rawlsian principles of contract law advocates an understanding of the topic based on common agreement that contractual terms be reasonable-in other words, acceptable to reasonable people seeking equitable cooperation with others. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAFD; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746046
- ISBN
- 9789400746046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Pieth, Mark. Num Pages: 391 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; KCL; LAFD; LAM; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Verlag Peter Lang
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039115839
- ISBN
- 9783039115839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.96
€ 191.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFD; LND; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540562221
- ISBN
- 9783540562221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.28
€ 73.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fons Vitae,US United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891785467
- ISBN
- 9781891785467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Paperback. Series: Beitrage zum Auslandischen Offentlichen Recht und Volkerrecht. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; LAFC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642076152
- ISBN
- 9783642076152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.95
€ 138.95
Hardback. Presenting the basic framework of German administrative law from the perspective of a common law jurisdiction, as administrative law is understood in the English speaking world, this book covers the essential elements of German administrative law. Series: Beitrage zum Auslandischen Offentlichen Recht und Volkerrecht. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; LAFC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540423652
- ISBN
- 9783540423652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.66
€ 113.66