| The Sanhuri Code, and the Emergence of Modern Arab Civil Law (1932 to 1949) Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bechor, Guy (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004158782 ISBN-13: 9789004158788 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $186.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: The book examines the drafting of the Egyptian Civil Code of 1949, exposing its unknown sociological strata, under the leadership of Dr. 'Abd al-Razz?q al-Sanh?r?, one of the most prominent jurist to emerge to date in the Arab world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Civil Law |
| Dewey: 346.62 |
| LCCN: 2007029417 |
| Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.6" W x 9.7" (1.55 lbs) 358 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dr. 'Abd al-Razzāq al-Sanhūrī (1895-1971) is one of the most prominent jurists to emerge to date in the Arab world. His alarm at the growing social gap in his country, Egypt, during the first half of the twentieth century, fueled his vision of establishing moral social order by means of a new civil code. Although Sanhūrī's chosen tool was the legal text, this book argues that his vision was essentially a social one: to introduce the principles of compassion, solidarity and fairness, alongside progress and pragmatism, into polarized Egyptian society, whereby property laws acquired a social function, the laws of partnership were perceived as having an educational value, and contract law was activated as a balance favoring the weaker members of society. Accordingly, this book examines the drafting of the Egyptian Civil Code, exposing the hitherto unknown sociological strata of this act of legislation. |