Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by islamiclawblog

A roundup of Islamic law in the news

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by islamiclawblog

A roundup of Islamic law in the news

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Posted on December 7, 2019December 6, 2019 by islamiclawblog

Ashraf Booley argues that Tunisia should be seen as the vanguard of women-friendly legislation in the Arab world in "Progressive Realisation of Muslim Family Law: The Case of Tunisia," Islamic … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

Recent Scholarship: Rubin on the Passage of Ottoman Law into the Modern Era

Posted on August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 by islamiclawblog

Ottoman Rule of Law and the Modern Political Trial: The Yildiz Case "In 1876, a recently dethroned sultan, Abdülaziz, was found dead in his chambers, the veins in his arm … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Rubin on the Passage of Ottoman Law into the Modern Era

Commentary :: Did Republican Turkey Really Abolish the Ottoman Caliphate? The Curious Case of Law No. 431

Posted on July 16, 2019August 25, 2020 by Cem Tecimer and islamiclawblog

By Cem Tecimer Summary and context: In 1924, Turkey abolished the Ottoman Caliphate through a statute numbered 431, or Law No. 431. The construction of the statute was somewhat ambiguous … Continue reading Commentary :: Did Republican Turkey Really Abolish the Ottoman Caliphate? The Curious Case of Law No. 431

Commentary :: Kadijustiz in Turkish Constitutional Adjudication: Islamic Law as an Aversive Model?

Posted on July 16, 2019August 25, 2020 by islamiclawblog and Cem Tecimer

By Cem Tecimer Professor Kim Lane Scheppele has convincingly drawn attention to the fact that most legal scholarship on citations of foreign law by supreme or constitutional courts tends to … Continue reading Commentary :: Kadijustiz in Turkish Constitutional Adjudication: Islamic Law as an Aversive Model?

Commentary :: Religious Accommodation in an Assertively Secular Legal System: Mahr and the Turkish Case

Posted on July 16, 2019August 25, 2020 by islamiclawblog and Cem Tecimer

By Cem Tecimer In 1926, the young Turkish Republic abandoned its codified Islamic personal status law and replaced it with the secular Swiss Civil Code.[1] The new republican government, replacing … Continue reading Commentary :: Religious Accommodation in an Assertively Secular Legal System: Mahr and the Turkish Case

Recent Scholarship: Islamic Political Leadership

Posted on March 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by islamiclawblog

The latest issue of SSRN’s Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal includes: “Who or What Is the Wali al-Amr: The Unposed Question” by Nathan J. Brown … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Islamic Political Leadership

Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: Nov 30th

Posted on November 30, 2018August 14, 2019 by islamiclawblog

This week’s issue of the Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal includes: "Security Design, Incentives, and Islamic Microfinance: Cross Country Evidence" by Yaoyao Fan, Kose John, Hong … Continue reading Islamic Law & Law of the Muslim World eJournal: Nov 30th

Country Profile: Turkey

Posted on February 21, 2018 by islamiclawblog

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Turkey (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of … Continue reading Country Profile: Turkey

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