Studies in Islamic Law and Society, Islamic Law and Legal System: Studies of Saudi Arabia
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9004110623 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
P. Beusen said Understanding the tension in Saoudi Arabia. This book offers a unique glimpse into the two forces that are trying to dominate Saoudi-Arabian society: the islamic legal scholars (ulama) and the royal Saud family. At the moment the ulama seem to be winning this battle, which leads to the implementation of strict islamic Hanbali law in almost all spheres of everyday life. The striving of the king to implement more westernized laws is largely ignored by the ulama and the islamic judges. All this makes the Saoudi-arabian islamic system of law an ideal subject for studying and understanding Islam. The book is fairly easy reading,
'"Cet itude est remarquable par sa pricision, sa clarti et l'irudition'Nahas M. Mahieddin, "Studia Islamica, 2001.'" Einer der wichtigsten Aspekte dieses Buche ist, dass es Vogel gelingt, den viel zitierten Schleier zu lften, welcher ber dem islamischen Rechtssystem Saudi-Arabiens liegt.'Sebastian Maisel, "PAVO.'"Cet etude est remarquable par sa precision, sa clarte et l'erudition "' Nahas M. '" Einer der wichtigsten Aspekte dieses Buche ist, dass es Vogel gelingt, den viel zitierten Schleier zu luften, welcher uber dem islamischen Rechtssystem Saudi-Arabiens liegt."' Sebastian Maisel, "PAVO."" . Mahieddin, "Studia Islamica," 2001
He has published extensively on Islamic legal theory and application, including "Islamic Law and Finance" (Kluwer, 1998). (1975), American University, Ph.D. . Frank E. (1993) in Islamic Law, Harvard University, is Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School. Vogel, J.D
As a study of an existing legal system in continuity with past Islamic law and practice, it sheds new light on Islamic legal doctrine, practice, and institutions, correcting for past scholarly neglect of Islamic law's application. As a study of Saudi Arabia, it is the first extensive treatment in English of the constitution and Islamic court system of Saudi Arabia. The book develops a framework of concepts, rooted in both Islamic and western legal theory, useful for the comparative description and analysis of Islamic legal systems and applications, past and present.. Based on years of research in Saudi Arabia, this volume investigates the legal system of Saudi Arabia both for its own sake and as a case-study of an Islamic legal system