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The Santillana Codes : the civil codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania / Dan E. Stigall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 175 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498561761
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • KTV500 .S268 2017
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Islamic law -- The genesis of the Santillana Codes -- The sources of law -- Obligations in general -- Sale and other nominate contracts -- Conclusion.
Subject: "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. [The author] 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."--
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Civil law and civil codes -- Islamic law -- The genesis of the Santillana Codes -- The sources of law -- Obligations in general -- Sale and other nominate contracts -- Conclusion.

"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. [The author] 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."--

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