Systems of law
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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
€ 14.74
€ 14.74
Hardback. A preface by editors Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub details the importance of Westbrook's work for the field of classics, while Sophie Demare-Lafont's incisive introduction places Westbrook's ideas within the wider context of ancient law. Editor(s): Lyons, Deborah; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; JPA; LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414676
- ISBN
- 9781421414676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.60
€ 74.60
Paperback. Explains how the various evidentiary doctrines are applied on a daily basis in the Irish courts. Combining discussion of law and practice, this title outlines a step-by-step approach to laying the necessary foundations for the introduction of items of evidence. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: LAF; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845927875
- ISBN
- 9781845927875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.00€ 103.08
€ 110.00
€ 103.08
Hardcover. Offers a collection of essays on legal history from the career of John W Cairns. This title deals with broad themes in Legal History, such as the development of Scots Law, essays on Roman law and miscellaneous essays on the literary and philosophical traditions within law. Editor(s): Reid, Elspeth. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; LAFR; LAZ; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 241 x 45. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682133
- ISBN
- 9780748682133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.24€ 126.03
€ 130.24
€ 126.03
Paperback. James Oldham reviews developments in English common law during the 18th century, particularly the influence of Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, whose reforming work laid the foundations of modern English and American civil law. Series: Studies in Legal History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; LAFC; LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855324
- ISBN
- 9780807855324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR2; JPA; JPHL; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- With a New introduction by the author
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158044
- ISBN
- 9780691158044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.68
€ 34.68
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
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Focusing on the legal ramifications of Sharia law in the context of rapidly changing Western liberal democracies, Debating Sharia approaches the issue from a variety of methodological perspectives. Editor(s): Korteweg, Anna; Selby, Jennifer. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHBK; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. .
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642621
- ISBN
- 9781442642621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HPS; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268100407
- ISBN
- 9780268100407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Hardback. In this eye-opening account of military law in the Great War, courts martials emerge not as brutal, merciless dispensers of frontline justice but as courts capable of mercy. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBWN; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825672
- ISBN
- 9780774825672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.76
€ 109.76
Hardback. Weaving personal experience together with extensive documentation and research, Darwish exposes the facts and reveals the global threat posed by Sharia law. Anyone concerned about Western rights and liberties ignores her warning and analysis at their peril. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 57574th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595551610
- ISBN
- 9781595551610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- AMS Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Volume 6
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780404628062
- ISBN
- 9780404628062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.10
€ 248.10
A very accessible and concise guide to Islamic finance Contracts and Deals in Islamic Finance provides a clear breakdown of Islamic financial contracts and deal structures for beginners. Series: Wiley Finance. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KFF; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119020561
- ISBN
- 9781119020561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.02
€ 78.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196615
- ISBN
- 9781845196615
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.44
€ 36.99
€ 33.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196554
- ISBN
- 9781845196554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Paperback. Examines the usefulness, challenges and limits of ijtihad for Muslims. This title explores the limits and controversies of this development in the context of the diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents including Europe and North America. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396. Limits and Controversies. 264 pages. Examines the usefulness, challenges and limits of ijtihad for Muslims. This title explores the limits and controversies of this development in the context of the diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents including Europe and North America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668564
- ISBN
- 9780748668564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.27
€ 40.99
€ 34.27
Hardback. "Consuming Desires" examines new forms of marriage emerging in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in reaction, in part, to the governments' increasing attempts to control sexuality with "shari'a" law. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761550
- ISBN
- 9780804761550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 802 pages. BIC Classification: LAFC; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 802
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978072
- ISBN
- 9780865978072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.47
€ 24.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849465762
- ISBN
- 9781849465762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.96
€ 53.96
Hardback. A study of how English legal culture, with its strong emphasis on common law, engaged with the new ideas of the Enlightenment. Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; LAFC; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838043
- ISBN
- 9781843838043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.43
€ 150.43
Hardcover. An examination of how Muslim scholars from four schools of law and theology debate the ethical issues that coercion generates when considering a person's moral agency and responsibility in cases of speech acts, rape, and murder. It proposes a new model for analyzing ethical thought and compares Islamic with Western thought on the same cases. Series: Oxford Islamic Legal Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAFS; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788775
- ISBN
- 9780198788775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77
€ 158.77
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474408820
- ISBN
- 9781474408820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.24€ 124.51
€ 130.24
€ 124.51
paperback. Originally published in 2007 by Pearson. Series Editor(s): Pontell, Henry N. Num Pages: 104 pages, 4. BIC Classification: JKV; LAFC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190215248
- ISBN
- 9780190215248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82
€ 50.82
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
€ 41.03
€ 41.03