POLYGAMY IN ISLAMIC LAW: A COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

Attitudes to polygamy in English law

This article1 documents recent developments in British legal policy towards polygamy.2 The issue of polygamy became linked to the arrival and the different cultural patterns of Asian and African migrants to Britain in the post Second World War period. At first, questions were raised about the recognition of polygamous unions or the possibility of English law’s control over men in such situation...

The Rule of Law in Islamic Thought and Practice: A Historical Perspective

The rule of law entails government accountability, equal access to justice and the political process, efficient judicial and political systems, clear laws, generally stable laws, and the protection of fundamental human rights. This paper explores whether Islamic law conforms to these principles in theory and in practice. Three conclusions are reached. First, various early Islamic institutions w...

A Comparative Analysis of Ethical Documents of Top Universities in the Islamic and Non-Islamic Worlds

This research aims to analyze comparatively the ethical documents of top universities in the Islamic world and in the non-Islamic world. The research community consists of the top 100 universities in the world and the top 100 universities in the Islamic world. This study adopts full count sampling, documentary and library study methods, and benchmarking methods for national and international su...

Implied Warranty Against Latent Defects: A Historical Comparative Law Study

Comparative Historical Analysis

hat have been the political correlates of Latin America’s economic strategies? As shown in the previous chapter, countries of the region pursued a wide array of formulas for economic development—liberalism, industrialism, socialism, and neoliberalism. As cause and consequence of these alterations, social structures underwent change, cities burgeoned, and politics produced a bewildering assortme...