Systems of law

A concise study of the practices in Islamic commercial law Filling a gap in the current literature, Islamic Commercial Law is the only book available that combines the theory and practice of Islamic commercial law in an English-language text.

Shari''a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari''a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.

Shari''a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari''a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.

Dupret explores how the concept of positive law operated in the Muslim world.

Explores the possibilities and limits of the international legal architecture and its expert communities in shaping the world of tomorrow.

Dupret explores how the concept of positive law operated in the Muslim world.

Explores the possibilities and limits of the international legal architecture and its expert communities in shaping the world of tomorrow.

The book relates the normativity of law to law''s internal sociality and shows the multi-layered nature of legal normativity.

The book relates the normativity of law to law''s internal sociality and shows the multi-layered nature of legal normativity.

Examines a complex global legal problem to demonstrate a compelling method for comparative legal, cultural, and social understanding.

Offers a distinctive account of the rule of law and legislative sovereignty within the work of Albert Venn Dicey.

The first book to provide a broad coverage of Thai legal history in the English language.

Offers a distinctive account of the rule of law and legislative sovereignty within the work of Albert Venn Dicey.

The first book to provide a broad coverage of Thai legal history in the English language.

Hudson provides new evidence about the roles of political parties, leaders, and citizen-participants in constitution-making processes.

Hudson provides new evidence about the roles of political parties, leaders, and citizen-participants in constitution-making processes.

The first comprehensive study of Chilean constitutional history in the English language.

The first comprehensive study of Chilean constitutional history in the English language.

Combines authoritative commentary and unique contextual analysis to explain the general principles of trusts and their practical operation.

Combines authoritative commentary and unique contextual analysis to explain the general principles of trusts and their practical operation.

Featuring original research, this collection celebrates the remarkable career of former Supreme Court President, Brenda Hale.

Explores financial aspects of constitutional government, focusing on central banking, sovereign borrowing, taxation and public expenditure.

This book advances a constructive theological approach to the controversial issues of sharī''a, public law, and secularism in Christian-Muslim relations.

Featuring original research, this collection celebrates the remarkable career of former Supreme Court President, Brenda Hale.

This book surveys the textual representation of Cuthbert, the premier northern English saint, from the seventh to fifteenth centuries.

Explores financial aspects of constitutional government, focusing on central banking, sovereign borrowing, taxation and public expenditure.

New Private Law Theory is pluralist, comparative, application-oriented, transnational and reflects critical approaches.

This book surveys the textual representation of Cuthbert, the premier northern English saint, from the seventh to fifteenth centuries.

New Private Law Theory is pluralist, comparative, application-oriented, transnational and reflects critical approaches.

Investigates papal government in the later-twelfth century, focusing on the decrees issued at papal councils, and their reception.

Offers a new way of understanding classical Islamic theories holding that divine revelation is necessary for the knowledge of norms.

Presents an ambitious narrative and fresh re-assessment of common law and natural law''s varied interactions in America, 1630 to 1930.

Offers a new way of understanding classical Islamic theories holding that divine revelation is necessary for the knowledge of norms.

Presents an ambitious narrative and fresh re-assessment of common law and natural law''s varied interactions in America, 1630 to 1930.

This pioneering research brings into focus the Islamic contribution and influence in the development of the modern law of the sea.

Illustrates the origin and ways of Western hegemony over other civilizations across the world.

Discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law.

Accessible translations, with editions of papal documents from Late Antiquity, addressing key themes such as marriage, celibacy, ritual and heresy.

Explores the historical origins and emerging technologies of government profiling and examines law''s role in contemporary technological environments.

Analyses national practices on conflicts between international law and national fundamental principles with a comparative perspective.

Leading corporate lawyers and academics evaluate Delaware''s dominance of corporate law and the challenges it now faces.

Analyses national practices on conflicts between international law and national fundamental principles with a comparative perspective.

Explores the ideas, interests and institutions that shape the development of media systems, particularly in countries engaged in, and emerging from, violent conflict.

Shows how the Norwegian model of judicial review provides an alternative to American and European constitutionalism.

Explores the role of international legal scholars in the construction of legal knowledge, looking at examples from the cyberwar debate.

Explores single men and women in the Roman world, their ways of life and their reasons for remaining unmarried.

Explores the role of international legal scholars in the construction of legal knowledge, looking at examples from the cyberwar debate.

A longitudinal history of Islamic child custody law, challenging Euro-American exceptionalism to reveal developments that considered the best interests of the child.

Asks and answers the hardest questions about the relationship between British Islam and English law using classical pluralist theory.

Analyzes the efforts to forge a progressive and ''authentic'' Israeli law that would express Jewish identity.