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Systems of law

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

Paperback. Whether discussing the nature of liberalism, the constitutional and moral problems posed by judicial usurpation, or the dangers of technology, Russell Hittinger convincingly argues in "The First Grace" that in our post-Christian world it is more crucial than ever that we recover older, wiser notions of the concepts of freedom and law. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859460
ISBN
9781933859460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.50

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

€ 34.64

Hardcover. This book offers a long-overdue intellectual biography of the late Egyptian Shaykh Mohammed al-Ghazali (d.1996). But its main purpose is to shed light on Shari'a, a highly politicized concern of our times. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781792957
ISBN
9781781792957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Hunter, Ian; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 430 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973756
ISBN
9780865973756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hunter, Ian; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 430 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973749
ISBN
9780865973749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.33

Paperback. Includes texts and photographs from the Apostolic Penitentiary, ""A Sip from the 'Well of Grace'"", which is groundbreaking in its analysis of one of the most important papal offices of the Middle Ages. This book offers an introduction to the functions of the Apostolic Penitentiary and considers its role among the various papal offices. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1 Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215358
ISBN
9780813215358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.05

hardcover. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JHMC; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022479
ISBN
9780253022479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

hardcover. This book presents a comprehensive defence of legal positivism on the basis of a novel account of social conventions. Marmor argues that the law is founded on constitutive conventions, and that consequently moral values cannot determine what the law is. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780198268970
ISBN
9780198268970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.09

Paperback. Posner uses economic analysis to probe justice and efficiency, primitive law, privacy, and the constitutional regulation of racial discrimination. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 313 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
n Second printing
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674235267
ISBN
9780674235267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.71

paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LAFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665365
ISBN
9780816665365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardcover. Mozambique has been hailed as a success story by the international community. The author examines the role of customary law in Mozambique to ask a larger question: what is the place of law in the neoliberal era, in which the juridical and the economic are deeply intertwined in an ongoing state of structural adjustment? Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; LAFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226153728
ISBN
9780226153728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.25
€ 78.69

hardcover. These essays provide a general - if not wholly systematic - coverage of the emergence and evolution of law during the first three and a half centuries of Islam. On another level, they reflect the different and, at times, widely divergent scholarly approaches to this subject matter. Editor(s): Hallaq, Wael B. Series Editor(s): Conrad, Professor Lawrence I. Series: The Formation of the Classical Islamic World. Num Pages: 458 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBT; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860787143
ISBN
9780860787143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 291.88

Paperback. What should be the place of Shari'a - Islamic religious law - in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? This book envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRHT; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034563
ISBN
9780674034563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. Talks about the work done in the sociology of law, a field dedicated to the study of the influence of social factors on legal behavior. This book looks at the operation of the justice systems and at various stages of the legal process. It also illustrates the advances in jurisprudential, moral, and practical applications of legal sociology. Num Pages: 435 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780120831708
ISBN
9780120831708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.02

Paperback. Mozambique has been hailed as a success story by the international community. The author examines the role of customary law in Mozambique to ask a larger question: what is the place of law in the neoliberal era, in which the juridical and the economic are deeply intertwined in an ongoing state of structural adjustment? Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; LAFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226153865
ISBN
9780226153865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. Examines the dynamics involved in implementing Islamic law in Southeast Asia, and how this issue has become a source of conflict in Kelantan, Malaysia and Aceh, Indonesia. Using textual and fieldwork methodology, this study compares and contrasts the collective experience of trying to apply Islamic law in these two locations. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511091
ISBN
9789749511091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. 'Louis Jacobs demonstrates a profound scholarship in the second edition of this important work. The breadth of source and the volume of analysis are truly extraordinary.' Reuven Livingstone, Jewish Chronicle Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874774488
ISBN
9781874774488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. Providing a feminist perspective on traditional jurisprudence, this text examines issues such as the nature of justice, the concept of harm, economic theories of value, and the utility of constitutional discourse. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814793497
ISBN
9780814793497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

paperback. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814780244
ISBN
9780814780244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

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