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Islam, Sharia and alternative dispute resolution : mechanisms for legal redress in the Muslim community

Title
Islam, Sharia and alternative dispute resolution : mechanisms for legal redress in the Muslim community / Mohamed M. Keshavjee.
Author
Keshavjee, Mohamed M.
Publication
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2013]

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Description
xv, 237 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
This book shows that Shari'a and its 'fiqh' (laws set forward by various Islamic legal schools) comprise a far more nuanced matrix of interpretations than is often assumed to be the case.
Series Statement
Library of Islamic law ; 6
Uniform Title
Library of Islamic law ; 6.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-231) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The Muslim community in Britain -- Overview of the Hounslow Muslim community -- The Sharia, religious law of Muslims -- The Muslim Law (Shariah) Council (UK) -- The many faces of ADR in Hounslow -- The case for court-invoked adjudication -- Towards an Islamic model of ADR -- Policy considerations.
Call Number
JFE 16-587
ISBN
  • 9781848857322
  • 1848857322
LCCN
2013363677
OCLC
822960067
Author
Keshavjee, Mohamed M., author.
Title
Islam, Sharia and alternative dispute resolution : mechanisms for legal redress in the Muslim community / Mohamed M. Keshavjee.
Publisher
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2013]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Library of Islamic law ; 6
Library of Islamic law ; 6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-231) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-587
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