Theory and Practice in Islamic Constitutionalism : : From Classica Fiqh to Modern Systems / / Pietro Longo.

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• VerfasserIn: Longo, Pietro,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
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The present work deals with Islamic law and the law of the Muslim countries. More specifically, the author has studied the constitutional law of the Islamic legal tradition, starting from the perspective of the law of Caliphate. Moreover, this work focuses on the process of institutionalization, which, since the first half of 19th century, led to the adoption of civil law in both sunnī and šī'ī world. Further, this study combines different methodological approaches, based on Islamic law, analyzing sources in Arabic, especially classical and contemporary fiqh booklets, and also following the approach of comparative public law to highlight how modern Constitutions of Muslim countries differ from western constitutionalism.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Islamic constitutionalism from within: the theory of the Caliphate in sunnī classical sources -- Chapter II. The legal closure of the Caliphate and the rise of Islamic constitutionalism -- Chapter III. The development of Islamic constitutionalism in the XX century. Theory and Practice -- Chapter IV. Fundamental rights and duties in Islamic law and in the constitutions of the modern Muslim world -- Conclusion -- Bibliography