Islamic law and civil code : the law of property in Egypt / Richard A. Debs ; forewords by Frank E. Vogel and Ridwan Al-Sayyid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Debs, Richard A.

Contributor:

Al-Sayyid, Ridwan.

Vogel, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Property--Egypt.

Property.

Property (Islamic law)--Egypt.

Property (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard A. Debs analyzes the classical Islamic law of property based on the Shari'ah, traces its historic development in Egypt, and describes its integration as a source of law within the modern format of a civil code. He focuses specifically on Egypt, a country in the Islamic world that drew upon its society's own vigorous legal system as it formed its modern laws. He also touches on issues that are common to all such societies that have adopted, either by choice or by necessity, Western legal systems.Egypt's unique synthesis of Western and traditional elements is the outcome of an effort to respond to national goals and requirements. Its traditional law, the Shari'ah, is the fundamental law of all Islamic societies, and Debs's analysis of Egypt's experience demonstrates how Islamic jurisprudence can be sophisticated, coherent, rational, and effective, developed over centuries to serve the needs of societies that flourished under the rule of law.

Contents:

The classical Islamic law of property

Traditional Islamic law in the modern era

The introduction of a western civil code system

Property law under the first civil codes

The development of a national legal system

Property law under the Civil Code of 1949.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-179) and index.

ISBN:

9786612796593

9781282796591

1282796593

9780231520997

0231520999

OCLC:

826476160