Islamic Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Honour, Violence, Women and Islam

   Edited by Mohammad Mazher Idriss, Tahir Abbas

   Why are honour killings and honour-related violence (HRV) so important to understand? What do such crimes represent? And how does HRV fit in with Western views and perceptions of Islam? This distinctively comparative collection examines the concept of HRV against women in general and Muslim women...

   Published September 29th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
2. Islam, Law and Identity

   Edited by Marinos Diamantides, Adam Gearey

   The essays brought together in Islam, Law and Identity are the product of a series of interdisciplinary workshops that brought together scholars from a plethora of countries. Funded by the British Academy the workshops convened over a period of two years in London, Cairo and Izmir. The workshops...

   Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
3. Shari'a Compliant Microfinance

   Edited by S. Nazim Ali

   Series: Islamic Studies Series

   In the recent past, Islamic finance has made an impressive case on the banking scene by becoming an alternative to the popular conventional financial systems, spurring a lively academic debate on how the Islamic finance industry can expand its services to cover the poor. Several propositions have...

   Published July 27th 2011 by Routledge
4. A Discourse on Domination in Mandate Palestine

   Imperialism, Property and Insurgency

   By Zeina B. Ghandour

   British discourse during the Mandate, with its unremitting convergence on the problematic ‘native question’, and which rested on racial and cultural theories and presumptions, as well as on certain givens drawn from the British class system, has been taken for granted by historians. The validity of...

   Published July 25th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
5. The Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Islamic Banking

   A Comparative Look at the United Kingdom and Malaysia

   By Abdul Karim Aldohni

   Series: Routledge Research in Finance and Banking Law

   During the last ten years the Islamic banking sector has grown rapidly, at an international level, as well as in individual jurisdictions including the UK. Islamic finance differs quite substantially from conventional banking, using very different mechanisms, and operating according to a different...

   Published June 29th 2011 by Routledge
6. New Courts in Asia

   Edited by Andrew Harding, Penelope Nicholson

   Series: Routledge Law in Asia

   This book discusses court-oriented legal reforms across Asia with a focus on the creation of ‘new courts’ over the last 20 years. Contributors discuss how to judge new courts and examine whether the many new courts introduced over this period in Asia have succeeded or failed. The ‘new courts’ under...

   Published May 16th 2011 by Routledge
7. Law and Religion in Public Life

   The Contemporary Debate

   Edited by Nadirsyah Hosen, Richard Mohr

   With religion at centre stage in conflicts worldwide, and in social, ethical and geo-political debates, this book takes a timely look at relations between law and religion. To what extent can religion play a role in secular legal systems? How do peoples of various faiths live successfully by both...

   Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge
8. Women, Islam and Everyday Life

   Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia

   By Nina Nurmila

   Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series

   This book examines Islam and women’s everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing interpretations of the Qur’anic verses that are at the heart of Muslim controversies over polygamy, with some groups believing that Islam enshrines...

   Published April 10th 2011 by Routledge
9. Islamic Law in Africa

   By J N D Anderson

   This volume represents a unique survey of the extent to which Islamic law is in fact applied in those parts of East and West Africa which were at one time under British administration. It examines the relevant legislation and case law, much of which has never appeared in any Law Reports; the judges...

   Published December 13th 2010 by Routledge
10. Muslim Law

    An Historical Introduction to the Law of Inheritance

    By Alexander David Russell

    This volume, orginally published in 1925, outlines the historical development of the Muslim law of inheritance in pre-Islamic Law. It discusses the ranking of heirs and guardians, reforms introduced by Muhammad, subsequent development of the law, and rise of the orthodox schools. ...

    Published December 2nd 2010 by Routledge