Modernization of the law in Arab states
Subtitle: an investigation into current civil, criminal, and constitutional law in the Arab world
By: George N. Sfeir.
Publisher: Austin & Winfield Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Law -- Arab countries -- Codification.
Description: This is a major study of the definition and effects of "Modernization" on 20th century Arab law communities and their societies. Focus is on the codification and implementation of legal change in the post-1945 era of nation building and patterns of reform interaction between Islamic and Western law in the Middle East.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-268) and index.