The Santillana Codes: The Civil Codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania
This book examines the Santillana Codes, legal instruments which form a distinct class of uniquely African civil codes and which are still in force today in a legal arc that extends from the Maghreb to the Sahel. Stigall presents the history of Santillana’s seminal legislative effort and provides a comparative analysis of the substance of those codes, illuminating commonalities between Islamic law and European legal systems. Read more
ISBN10
1498561756
ISBN13
978-1498561754
Language
English
Publisher
Lexington Books
Dimensions
6 x 0.62 x 9 inches
Item Weight
15.3 ounces
Print length
200 pages
Publication date
October 11, 2017