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Auteur(s) : Rosen, Lawrence (1941-....)
Titre(s) : Islam and the rule of justice [Texte imprimé] : image and reality in Muslim law and culture / Lawrence Rosen
Publication : Chicago (Ill.) ; London : The University of Chicago press, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii-280 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-277) and index
"In the West, we tend to think of Islamic law as an arcane and rigid legal system,
bound by formulaic texts yet suffused by unfettered discretion. While judges may indeed
refer to passages in the classical texts or have recourse to their own orientations,
images of binding doctrine and unbounded choice do not reflect the full reality of
the Islamic law in its everyday practice. Whether in the Arabic-speaking world, the
Muslim portions of South and Southeast Asia, or the countries to which many Muslims
have migrated, Islamic law works is readily misunderstood if the local cultures in
which it is embedded are not taken into account. [This book] analyzes a number of
these misperceptions. Drawing on specific cases, [the author] explores the application
of Islamic law to the treatment of women (who win most of their cases), the relations
between Muslims and Jews (which frequently involve close personal and financial ties),
and the structure of widespread corruption (which played a key role in prompting the
Arab Spring). From these case studies the role of informal mechanisms in the resolution
of local disputes. The author also provides a close reading of the trial of Zacarias
Moussaoui, who was charged in an American court with helping to carry out the 9/11
attacks, using insights into how Islamic justice works to explain the defendant's
actions during the trial. The book closes with an examination of how Islamic cultural
concepts may come to bear on the constitutional structure and legal reforms many Muslim
countries have been undertaking."
Sujet(s) : Droit islamique -- Interprétation (droit)
Droit islamique -- Société
Islam et justice
Indice(s) Dewey :
340.59 (23e éd.) = Droit islamique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226511573 (erroné). - ISBN 022651157X (erroné). - ISBN 9780226511603. - ISBN
022651160X. - ISBN 9780226511740 (erroné). - ISBN 022651174X (erroné). - ISBN 9780226511740
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb468696629
Notice n° :
FRBNF46869662
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction : approaching Islamic law ; Part 1. Following the law ; Going to court
: everyday life in a Muslim court ; Why do women usually win in Muslim family law
courts? ; Parallel worlds : shadow law and political culture in Morocco ; Back to
the future? : Muslim-Jewish partnerships ; Part 2. Justice in an imperfect world
; The culture of corruption in the Arab world ; Justice and the "Arab Spring" : a
guide to the Arab street ; Will the middle class save the Middle East? ; Trying
terror : Zacarias Moussaoui and his culture on trial ; Epilogue : the rule of law
or the rule of justice?
