Systems of Law

Written from an ethnographic perspective, this book investigates the socio-legal aspects of Islamic jurisprudence in Gaza-Palestine. It examines th...

'A really fun, fast-paced read in an interesting universe.' Cat Rambo, author of Beasts of TabatDate: 27th September 2188. Vessel: The Alcatraz 2. ...

On the 11th of March 2011, an earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale (the most powerful to ever strike Japan) hit the Tohoku region in nor...

The increasing number of executive tasks assigned to EU institutions and agencies has resulted in a greater demand for justice that can no longer b...

This book is the first attempt to establish 'economic crime' as a new sub-discipline within criminology. Fraud, corruption, bribery, money launderi...

The main theme of A Ray of the Qurn is reflected in Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani's unique and all-encompassing approach of using root definitions of ke...

The rule of law, an ideology of equality and universality that justified Britain's eighteenth-century imperial claims, was the product not of abstr...

Roman contract law has profoundly influenced subsequent legal systems throughout the world, but is inarguably an important subject in its own right...

This wide-ranging, geographically ambitious book tells the story of the Arab diaspora within the context of British and Dutch colonialism, unpackin...

An exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mothers unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afgh...

This title examines the usefulness, challenges and limits of ijtihad for Muslims today. The resurgence of Islam, geopolitical crises involving Musl...

One of the characteristics of the 'conservative religious revival' movements in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is the commitment to a scriptural t...

This is an in-depth and insightful study of Shari'ah governance from a theoretical and practical perspective. Shari'ah governance has a profound in...