Lawrence Rosen

The Anthropology of Justice

Law as Culture in Islamic Society

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Produktbeschreibung

In this first full-scale study of the operations of a modern Islamic court of law in the Arabic-speaking world, the author examines the cultural foundations of judicial discretion. He shows how the analysis of legal systems requires an understanding of the concepts and relationships encountered in everyday life. Using the Islamic courts of Morocco as its substantive base, he demonstrates how the shaping of facts in a court of law, the use of local experts, and the organization of the judicial structure all contribute to the reliance on local concepts and personnel to inform the range of judicial discretion. By drawing comparisons with Anglo-American law, the author demonstrates that in both societies, it is necessary to view law as integral to culture and culture as indispensable to law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 203g
• ISBN-13: 9780521367400
• ISBN-10: 0521367409
• Artikelnr.: 22091735

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Alfred Harris
Preface
1. Law and culture: the appeal to analogy
2. Determining the indeterminable
3. Reason, intent, and the logic of consequence
4. Judicial discretion, state power, and the concept of justice
Notes
Bibliography
Index.