Abstract
Legal systems in the modern Middle East and North Africa are both diverse and hybrid. This article provides an introductory overview that summarizes the multilayered legal history of this region and discusses how imperialism and colonialism shaped legal reform movements, codification, and the secularization of law.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 360-368 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080970875 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080970868 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 26 Mar 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Arab
- Civil law
- Codification
- Colonialism
- Constitutional law
- Criminal law
- Family law
- Imperialism
- Islamic law
- Law
- Legal history
- Legal reform
- Modern nation-states
- Modernity
- Ottoman empire
- Postcolonial states
- Property
- Rule-of-law
- Secularization
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