This book examines the Santillana Codes, legal instruments which form a distinct class of uniquely African civil codes and which are still in force today in a legal arc that extends from the Maghreb to the Sahel. Stigall presents the history of Santillana’s seminal legislative effort and provides a comparative analysis of the substance of those codes, illuminating commonalities between Islamic law and European legal systems.
| ISBN: | 9781498561754 |
| Publication date: | 20th October 2017 |
| Author: | Dan E. Stigall |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Genres: |
Comparative law International law International relations Islam Systems of law: Islamic law Politics and government Regional / International studies |