Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Volume 5 (1998-1999)

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-90-411-1320-7
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 616 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1057 g

Reihe: Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law

This established Yearbook provides a definitive and up-to-date source of reference on Islamic law and modern Middle Eastern legal systems. The new fifth volume highlights key legal developments that occurred throughout the region during 1999 and maintains the consistently high quality of the previous volumes, which together offer a unique and ongoing library of information on Islamic and Middle Eastern law.

It includes an impressive collection of articles on topical issues, a comprehensive range of country surveys, important legislation and significant legal documents, selected cases, book reviews, notes and news. The articles cover a wide variety of topics including:

the Egyptian judicial system; the viability of an Islamic State;

guarantees in the UAE;

securities markets in Kuwait, Jordan and Oman;

doing business in Egypt;

the theory and practice of Islamic banking;

Civil Marriage Law in Lebanon;

the status of children and their protection in Algerian law; and

the concept of Walaya in Hanafi law.

All the contributions have been meticulously compiled and edited and the volume is fully indexed for ease of reference.

This invaluable collection of information has been carefully researched by a distinguished group of specialists in Islamic and Middle Eastern law, including judges, Ministers, State legal officials, legal practitioners, academics and scholars, to provide a unique source of reference in a single annual volume.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cotran, Eugene

Mallat, Chibli

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents to Volume 5

Biographical Notes
Preface

Part I – Articles
An Overview of the Egyptian Judicial System, and its History - Adel Omar Sherif
Shari'a and Positive Legislation: is an Islamic State Possible or Viable? - Abdullahi A. An-Na'im
Guarantees in the UAE: a Comparative Analysis in the Light of English Law, French Law and the Shari'a - Nicholas Foster
Kuwaiti, Jordanian and Omani Securities Markets: a Comparative Survey - Lu'ayy Minwer al-Rimawi
Doing Business in Egypt - Tarek Riad
A Note on the Theory and Practice of Islamic Banking - John Donohue
The 1998 Proposed Civil Marriage Law in Lebanon: the Reaction of the Muslim Communities - Nadia El-Cheikh
The Status of Children and their Protection in Algerian Law - Yamina Kebir
The Concept of Wilaya in Hanafi Law: Authority versus Consent in al-Fatawa al- 'Alamgiri - Mona Siddiqui

Part II – Country Surveys
Egypt - Kosheri, Rashed & Riad
Iraq - Sabah Al-Mukhtar
Iran - M.A. Ansari-Pour
Jordan - Hamzeh Haddad
Palestine - Anis Al-Qasem
Lebanon - Nayla Comair-Obeid
Libya - Mustafa El-Alem
Sudan - John Wuol Makec
Kuwait - Fadi B. Nader
Saudi Arabia - Vernon Handley and Fares Al-Hejailan, Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Richard Price, Clifford Chance
Bahrain - Husain M Al-Baharna
Qatar - Najeeb Al-Nauimi
Oman - Nicholas Edmondes, Trowers & Hamlins, Oman
Yemen - Nageeb Shamiri
Algeria - Yamina Kebir
Morocco - Michèle Zirari-Devif
Tunisia - Afif Gaïgi
Pakistan - Martin Lau
Turkey - Sibel Inceoglu
Syria - Jacques El-Hakim

Part III – Selected Documents
Resolutions and International Agreements
United Nations - Iraq
Resolution 1205 5 November 1998
Resolution 1210 24 November 1998
United States - Iraq
Congress Resolution HR 4655 EH
Palestine
Wye River Memorandum
The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum

Documents
Palestine
Statement of the Palestinian Central Council, 27 April 1999
The Casablanca Declaration of the Arab Human Rights Movement
The Sana'a Declaration of the Emerging Democracies Forum
The Beirut Declaration: Recommendations of the First Arab Conference on Justice

Part IV – Selected Cases
Arbitral Award in the Matter of the Arbitration between Eritrea and Yemen
Court of Appeal, Civil Division, England - Osman v. Elasha
Case Comment: Cross - border Abduction of Children - David Pearl

Part V – Book Reviews
Islamic Institutiosn in Jerusalem - Anis Al-Qasem
The Distinguished Jurist's Primer - Mona Siddiqui
The Origins of Islamic Law: The Qur'an, the Muwatta' and Madinan 'Amal - Ahmad Mahmmoud Ajaj
A History of Islamic Legal Theories: An Introduction to Sunni: usul al-fiqh - Nabil Saleh
Legal Pluralism in the Arab World - Lynn Welchman
Marriage on Trial - Doreen Hinchcliffe
Muslim Family Law - Doreen Hinchcliffe
The Palestine Yearbook of International Law - Anis Al-Qasem
United Arab Emirates Court of Cassation Judgments, 1989-1997 - Nabil Saleh
The Law of Business Contracts in the Arab Middle East - Nicholas Foster
Arab Islamic Banking and the Renewal of Islamic Law - Nicholas Foster

Notes and News
Obituary of Tan Sri Datuk Professor Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim (1916-1999)

Index