This volume explores the decision by the government of Egypt in the 1970s to constitutionalize Islamic sharīʿa and discusses its impact on Egypt's constitutional jurisprudence. The author, who is trained in Islamic intellectual history and comparative law, begins by examining the evolution of...

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1. Verfasser:	Lombardi, Clark B.
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:	Studies in Islamic law and society ; 19.
Schlagworte:	1900-1999 Constitutional law (Islamic law) Islam and state > Egypt > 20th century. Islamic law > Egypt. Droit constitutionnel (Droit islamique) Islam et État > Égypte > 20e siècle. Droit islamique > Égypte. LAW > Constitutional. LAW > Public. Islam and state Islamic law Staatsrecht. Islamitisch recht. Egypt Egypte.
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Zusammenfassung:	This volume explores the decision by the government of Egypt in the 1970s to constitutionalize Islamic sharīʿa and discusses its impact on Egypt's constitutional jurisprudence. The author, who is trained in Islamic intellectual history and comparative law, begins by examining the evolution of Sunni Islamic legal theory and describes competing theories of Islamic law that co-exist in modern Egypt. The book then explores how the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt has developed its own approach to interrpreting sharīʿa-one that permits the Court to argue that sharī'a principles are consistent with international human rights norms. The book concludes with a discussion of the public reception of the Court's theory. This book will be essential for anyone interested in the evolution of Islamic law, the development of constitutional thought in the Middle East, or the relationship between Islam and human rights.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (x, 304 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-290) and indexes.
ISBN:	9781435614567 1435614569 9047404726 9789047404729
ISSN:	1384-1130 ;