Systems of Law

Natural law has long been considered the traditional source of Roman Catholic canon law. However, new scholarship is critical of this approach as i...

Crises are never the best of times and the era of the Great Western Schism (1378-1417) easily qualifies as one of the worst of times. As a professo...

This book shows how political and administrative forces shaped the way justice was applied in medieval Egypt. It introduces the model that evolved ...

In this thought-provoking book, Mona Siddiqui reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology. These themes, which range through discussions a...

Gender equality is a modern ideal, which has only recently, with the expansion of human rights and feminist discourses, become inherent to generall...

This book looks at how Islamic law was practiced in Russia from the conquest of the empire''s first Muslim territories in the mid-1500s to the Russ...

2019 Choice Outstanding Academic title I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Why is the term shari?a-the mention of whi...

Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone or marginal frontier, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first M...

This book looks at fatwa in Indonesia during the period following the fall of President Suharto. It is an in-depth exploration of three fatwa-makin...

How and why have women come to play a central role in the political project of Islamic revivalism and in the power struggles between Islamic and se...

Islamic Family Law is a practical book which assists practitioners in meeting the needs of clients who wish to follow Muslim (Shar'ia) law - how to...

The Reconciliation of the Fundamentals of Islamic Law, or al-Muwafaqat fi Usul Al-Sharai'a, written by Ibrahim ibn Musa Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi is an ...