Author: | Dan E. Stigall | ISBN: | 9781498561761 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | October 11, 2017 |
Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Dan E. Stigall |
ISBN: | 9781498561761 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books |
Publication: | October 11, 2017 |
Imprint: | Lexington Books |
Language: | English |
This book examines the Santillana Codes, legal instruments which form a distinct class of uniquely African civil code and 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.
This book examines the Santillana Codes, legal instruments which form a distinct class of uniquely African civil code and 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.