Judiciary and Arbitration in Bahrain : A Historical and Analytical Study /
Although Bahrain has had an established system of law courts since 1771, it was only in the course of the twentieth century that it gradually developed a fully-fledged legal system compatible with international norms. Today, like the other Gulf states, its sophisticated judiciary represents a blend...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden; Boston :
BRILL,
2003.
Series:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
Arab and Islamic Laws Series ;
25.
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Call Number: KMF1157
| Summary: | Although Bahrain has had an established system of law courts since 1771, it was only in the course of the twentieth century that it gradually developed a fully-fledged legal system compatible with international norms. Today, like the other Gulf states, its sophisticated judiciary represents a blend of Islamic Shari'a, British common law, and modern reforms drawn principally from Egypt's civil law-influenced trdition. In recent decades, arbitration has also taken its place as an important adjunct to the judiciary. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004480407 9789041122179 |