Administration of Justice in Medieval Egypt

From the 7th to the 12th Century

AvYaacov Lev

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This book shows how political and administrative forces shaped the way justice was applied in medieval Egypt. It introduces the model that evolved during the 7th to the 12th centuries, which involved four judicial institutions: the cadi; the mazalim (court of complaint); the police/shurta (responsible for criminal justice); and the hisba (Islamised market law) administrated by the muhtasib (market supervisor). Literary and non-literary sources are used to highlight how these institutions worked in real-time situations such as the famine of 1024 5, which posed tremendous challenges to the market supervisors in Cairo. The inner workings of the court of complaint during the 11th 12th-century Fatimid state are revealed through an array of documentary sources. And non-Muslim communities, their courts and their sphere of responsibilities are treated as integral to how justice was dispensed in medieval Islam. Documentary sources offer significant insights into these issues and illuminate the scope and limits of non-Muslim self-rule/judicial autonomy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-12-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:478 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474459242

Utforska kategorier

Rättssystem inom Juridik
Rättshistoria inom Juridik
Mellanösterns historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Yaacov Lev is Professor (Emeritus) in Middle Eastern Studies at Bar Ilan University, Israel. He is author of several books including Saladin in Egypt (Brill, 1998), Charity, Endowments, and Charitable Institutions in Medieval Islam (University Press of Florida, 2006) and Towns and Material Culture in the Medieval Middle East (Brill, 2013). His most recent publications include articles in JSAI and Medieval Encounters, and a chapter in Developing Perspectives in Mamluk History, edited by Yuval Ben-Bassat (Brill, 2017).

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Part One. The Cadi: Judge and AdministratorChapter One. The Cadi's Jurisdiction: Evolution and ConsolidationChapter Two. Sunnῑ Rulers and Their CadisChapter Three. Ismᾱʻῑlῑ Rulers and the Judicial System Part Two. Judicial Institutions outside the Pale of Islamic LawChapter Four. Criminal Justice and the PoliceChapter Five. The Law of the MarketChapter Six. The Ruler's Justice: The Maẓᾱlim InstitutionPart Three. The Administration of Justice in Non-Muslim CommunitiesChapter Seven. Judicial Autonomy: Medieval Realities and Modern DiscourseChapter Eight. Administration of Justice in a Broader Perspective