Islamic law in a nutshell /: Haider Ala Hamoudi, Professor of Law and Vice Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Hamoudi, Haider Ala,

Islamic law in a nutshell / Haider Ala Hamoudi, Professor of Law and Vice Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

2020

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Author

Hamoudi, Haider Ala, author.

Title

Islamic law in a nutshell / Haider Ala Hamoudi, Professor of Law and Vice Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Edition

First edition.

Imprint

St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2020]

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Description

1 online resource (453 pages).

Series

Nutshell series.

Formatted Contents Note

Introduction: classical Islamic law
Islamic family law
Inheritance law
The waqf
Islamic finance
Islamic criminal law
Islamic constitutionalism - Islamic international law and relations.

Summary

This Nutshell discusses the manner in which Islamic law is applied and adjudicated in modern states. This includes the enactment of legislation derived from Islamic law, the drafting of contracts to comply with Islamic law, and the adjudication of Islamic law disputes in courts in Muslim and non-Muslim majority nations, including the United States. Subject areas include family law, inheritance law, Islamic finance, criminal law, constitutional law, and Islamic law.

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Includes index.

Source of Description

Online resource; title from PDF title page (West Academic, viewed November 19, 2019).

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Print version: Hamoudi, Haider Ala. Islamic law in a nutshell. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2020]

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West Academic study aids.