Sharia and National Law: Comparing the Legal Systems of Twelve Islamic Countries

This ambitious study of the development and incorporation of sharia and Islamic and customary law traditions into national legal, political, and social state structures provides an in-depth analysis of the role of sharia in the historical and legal formation of twelve representative Muslim states and explores the sensitive topic of ÔwesternÕ human rights and rule of law standards in a Muslim world.
The editorÕs introduction goes to the heart of the prevailing environment in which western discourses tend to oversimplify and misrepresent the substance and effect of Islam and more specifically sharia. His analysis and the twelve chapters, each written by international scholars of law and anthropology, speak to the origin of Islamic legal trends, providing not only a comprehensive overview but a unique comparison of relevant legal domains and key issues raised by the advent of sharia.
Contributors: Maurits Berger, LŽon Buskens, Albert Dekker, Esther van Eijk, Andrew Harding, Mustafa Ko�ak, Olaf Kšndgen, Martin Lau, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Philip Ostien, Mohammad Hamid Saboory, Dorothea Schulz, Nadia Sonneveld, Nadjma Yassari.