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Standing Trial: Law and the Person in the Modern Middle East (The Islamic Mediterranean)
Baudouin (Ed Dupret
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Description for Standing Trial: Law and the Person in the Modern Middle East (The Islamic Mediterranean)
Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
'Standing Trial' focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions. Law performs a central function in revealing social and historical dynamics and in being itself a tool of its implementation. The introduction of Western-style legal systems partially led to a transposition of characteristics of centrality, individualism and secularism. 'Standing' Trial is the first truly interdisciplinary study of its subject, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. It is a highly original and important contribution to the study both of ... Read more
'Standing Trial' focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions. Law performs a central function in revealing social and historical dynamics and in being itself a tool of its implementation. The introduction of Western-style legal systems partially led to a transposition of characteristics of centrality, individualism and secularism. 'Standing' Trial is the first truly interdisciplinary study of its subject, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. It is a highly original and important contribution to the study both of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Series
Islamic Mediterranean
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860649974
SKU
V9781860649974
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About Baudouin (Ed Dupret
Baudouin Dupret has lived in the Arab world for many years and is a Tenured Research Fellow at the CNRS, Paris.
Reviews for Standing Trial: Law and the Person in the Modern Middle East (The Islamic Mediterranean)
"Absolutely fascinating...the book stands to make a considerable contribution to 'mainstreaming studies' on and information about Arab law and its legal system". -Lynn Welchman, School of Oriental and African Studies Dialogue Journal: "first interdisciplinary study of its subject." "a considerable addition...will be of use both to students and academics alike in an often overlooked yet appealing area of ... Read more