South Asian Muslim Law Today

Menski, Werner

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Abstract

This article explores the complex ways in which ideas and practices drawn from the shari'a, as well as those embedded in local custom and practice have been incorporated into the nominally positivistic legal systems of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Document type: Article
Date: 2001
Version: Secondary publication
Date Deposited: 23 Feb 2009 13:36
Faculties / Institutes: Organisations / Associations / Foundations > Centre for Applied South Asian Studies (CASAS)
DDC-classification: Law
Controlled Keywords: Indien, Gesetz, Recht, Islam
Uncontrolled Keywords: Muslimisches Recht, Muslim Law
Subject (classification): Law
Countries/Regions: South Asia
Series: Themen > CASAS Online Papers: Ethnic Plurality and Law
Volume: 8