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Practitioners and academics dealing with the Middle East can turn to the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law for an instant source of information on the developments over an entire year in the region. The Yearbook covers Islamic and non-Islamic legal subjects, including the laws themselves, of some twenty Arab and other Islamic countries. The publication's practical features include: - articles on current topics, - country surveys reflecting important new legislation and amendments to existing legislation per country, - the text of a selection of documents and important court cases, - a Notes and News section, and - book reviews.

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Author:   Eugene Cotran ,  Martin Lau
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   10
Weight:   1.088kg
ISBN:  

9789004144446

ISBN 10:   9004144447
Pages:   516
Publication Date:   13 December 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents to Volume 10 Biographical Notes Preface Part I - Articles The Primacy of the Law and the Constitution - Their Consistency and Compliance with International Law - The Egyptian Experience - Dr. Adel Omar Sherif Mechanisms of Political Capture in Pakistan's Superior Courts - Aziz Z. Huq The Responsibility of Great Britain in Respect of the Creation of the Palestinian Refugee Question - Iain Scobbie Owing and Owning in Islamic and Western Law - Nicholas H. D. Foster Shari`a and the Nigerian Constitution - The Jurisdiction of the Shari`a Court of Appeal - Dr. Mansur Noibi Sigh of the Oppressed ? Islamisation of Laws in Pakistan under Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal: The Case of the North West Frontier Province - Shaheen Sardar Ali The Duty to Protect : Muslim Family Law in Sri Lanka - Balasingham Skanthakumar Part II - Country Surveys Egypt - Dr. Tarek F. Riad and Dr. Hatem Gabr of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad Syria - Jacques el-Hakim Jordan - Hamzeh Haddad Palestine - Anis Al-Qasem Lebanon - Nayla Comair Obeid Libya - Mustafa El-Alem Kuwait - Nazih Abdul Hameed of Al-Saleh & Partners, Kuwait Saudi Arabia - Fares Al-Hejailanof the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan, Riyadh United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Graham Lovett &Terence Witzmann of Clifford Chance, Dubai Bahrain - Husain M. Al Baharna Oman - Andrew Rae of Trowers & Hamlins, Oman Yemen - Nageeb Shamiri Iran - M. A. Ansari-Pour Morocco - Michele Zirari-Devif Tunisia - Afif Gaigi Part III - Selected Documents Sudan Peace Agreement The Machakos Protocol Power Sharing Wealth Sharing The Resolution of the Abyei Conflict Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile Conflict Security Arrangements U.N. Security Council Resolutions regarding Sudan Egypt - Child Abduction Judicial Co-operation in International Child Abduction Matters between Egypt and the United Kingdom Agreed Principles between Egypt and the United Kingdom on Cross-Border Disputes Involving Children Egypt - Environmental Law Cairo Statement on Environment Law and Sustainable Development Cairo Statement to ratify the Statute of the Union of Arab Supreme Courts for the Protection of the Environment Statute of the Union of Arab Supreme Courts for the Protection of the Environment Islam, the Religion of the Environment - Dr. Muhammad Abdel Haleem Part IV - Selected Cases International Court of Justice: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied territories: Significance and Implications - Anis F. Kassim The I.C.J. Advisory Opinion on the Wall: A Prelude to State Action? - Stephanie Kouryi The Wall, the Law and the Court: Reflections on the Beit Sourik Case in the Israeli Supreme Court - Ron Dudai Part V - Book Reviews Criminal Justice in Islam - Judicial Procedure in the Shari`a - Anis Al-Qasem Index

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