the Evolution of the Rule of Law: the Origins and Function of Legal Theory.
The thesis examines the origins and function of legal theory (usul al-fiqh) within the context of the development of early Islamic law. I argue against the depiction of the development of law as a series of compromises between traditionalism and rationalism. Rather, by evading the demands of traditi...
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McGill University
2005
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