TY - BOOK AU - Stigall,Dan E. TI - The Santillana Codes: the civil codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania SN - 9781498561761 AV - KTV500 .S268 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Lexington Books KW - Civil law KW - Tunisia KW - Morocco KW - Mauritania KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - "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."-- UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1611322&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -