| Description |
xvii, 258 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 6 |
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Cambridge Middle East studies ; 6
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| Contents |
1. Arab courts in comparative perspective -- 2. The creation and operation of the modern Egyptian legal system, 1876-1937 -- 3. Egyptian courts, 1937-1971: centralization, authoritarianism, and socialism -- 4. Egyptian courts, 1971-1996: the reemergence of liberal legality -- 5. Legal reform in the Arab states of the Gulf -- 6. The legal system and the rule of law in Kuwait and Qatar -- 7. Popular uses of the courts -- 8. Business and the courts |
| Summary |
Nathan Brown's comprehensive and penetrating account of the development and operation of the courts in the Arab world is based on extensive fieldwork in Egypt and the Gulf. The book addresses several important questions. Why, for example, did Egypt's political leaders construct an independent judicial system which so obviously limited their own authority? And why does such a seemingly autonomous and dilatory system recommend itself to Arab states outside Egypt as diverse as Libya, Kuwait, Iraq and the Gulf? From the theoretical perspective, the book makes a powerful and original contribution to the debates about liberal legality, external and internal sources of political change during and after imperialism, and the relationship between law and society in the developing world. It will be widely read by scholars of the Middle East, law students, and anyone with an interest in the history of law and its evolution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index |
| Subject |
Courts -- Arab countries.
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Courts -- Egypt.
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Courts -- Persian Gulf States.
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Rule of law -- Arab countries.
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Rule of law -- Egypt.
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Rule of law -- Persian Gulf States.
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| LC no. |
96044075 |
| ISBN |
0521590264 (hardback) |
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