Islamic Law
The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law
Wael Hallaq treats the rise of Islamic law from 622 to 950 AD when the law and legal system reached maturity.
Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law
In his latest book, Wael Hallaq examines the relationship between authority, continuity and change in Islamic law and concludes that the mechanisms of change are embedded in its very structure despite its inherent conservatism.
Sharecropping in the Yemen
This text discusses sharecropping in the Yemen against the background of Islamic law and customary law. Sharecropping is interesting in Islam since its basis is ostensibly inconsistent with the Islamic prohibition against transactions involving gharar (risk or uncertainty).
Islamic law and legal system
This volume offers an examination of the legal system of Saudi Arabia, not only for its own sake but also as a case study for insight into past and present Islamic legal systems.
Defendant Rights
A comparative analysis of defendant rights in criminal courts under the four major international systems of law (Common Law, Civil Law, Islamic Law, and Socialist Law) from Islam to America. It examines the history of the Anglo-American legal tradition, and discusses the Koran.
Islamic Narrative and Authority in Southeast Asia
Features an anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and mysticism, and global notions of the modern bureaucratic state.