1st Edition

Islamic Law in Africa

By J N D Anderson Copyright 1955
424 Pages
by Routledge

424 Pages
by Routledge

424 Pages
by Routledge

In many parts of Africa three different systems of laws are concurrently applied – the imported "Colonial" law, the indigenous customary law and Islamic law. In some countries the customary and the Islamic law are kept separate and distinct, while in others they are fused into a single system. This volume represents a unique survey of the extent to which Islamic law is in fact applied in those... Read more
Part 1 Aden and East Africa; Chapter 1 ADEN; Chapter 2 SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE; Chapter 3 ZANZIBAR; Chapter 4 KENYA; Chapter 5 TANGANYIKA; Chapter 6 UGANDA; Chapter 7 NYASALAND PROTECTORATE; Part 2 West Africa; Chapter 8 NIGERIA; Chapter 9 THE GAMBIA; Chapter 10 THE GOLD COAST; Chapter 11 SIERRA LEONE;

Biography

J. N. D. Anderson