Sharia (Islamic law) in the contemporary world
Subtitle: a legal research guide
By: by Christopher Anglim
Series: Legal research guides -- volume 76; Legal research guides -- v. 76
Publisher: William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Getzville, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780837740058
Subjects: Islamic law; Legal research; Islamic courts; Interpretation and construction; Islam and state
Description: Because Islamic Law (Sharia) governs the lives of 900 million people worldwide, this legal system is cornerstone of the national law of several nations, and Sharia is playing an increasingly important role in international business transactions, banking/finance, and various aspects of personal law in many nations. This research guide presents historical and doctrinal perspectives required to understand the development of Islamic jurisprudence and its application. In addition to its historical treatment, this work also covers selected current issues of significance importance. The first part provides background information on Sharia (including its origins and history, what it consists of, and its methodology) and an introduction to many of the issues that Sharia addresses. The second part contains a concise yet comprehensive annotated bibliography of academic legal literature to assist those researching Sharia. Individual sections cover primary sources (including statutes and case law), while subsequent chapters deal with secondary materials such as journals, treatises, and reference works on substantive areas of law. The goal of this work is to enhance the understanding of Islamic law; in so doing, it explains the complexity of reconciling law with custom, and religious with secular laws.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I. Introduction; title: II. Works in substantive areas of law; title: III. Reference sources of Sharia.