Legislating Authority

Sin and Crime in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-97510-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: Middle East Studies: History, Politics & Law

Legislation Authority addresses issues of law, state violence, and state authority within the Ottoman and Turkish context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Historical Context Legal Context 1840-1850: Crime and The Bureaucracy 1851-1858: The Disappearance of the Victim 1859-1876: Crimes against the State 1877-1908: The Role of Religion 1909-1920: The Reinvention of EVIL--Positivists and Totalitarians 1920 and Beyond: Modern or Fascist? Turkey Adopts a Fascist Law Conclusion Bibliography Appendix A: Geographical Distribution of Criminal Cases Appendix B: Database of Capital and Banishment Cases Appendix C: Numerical Distribution of Cases over time Appendix D: Functionary Biographies Appendix E: Functionary Biographies over time Appendix F: Changes made to the republican Turkish Criminal Code Between 1933 and 1938

Über Autor(innen)

Ruth Miller is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She received her Ph.D. in Near eastern Studies from Princeton University, and has published articles on Ottoman and Turkish law in the Journal of Islamic Studies, the Turkish Studies Association Journal, and Studia Islamica.