Islamic Law and Legal System
Biographical note
Frank E. Vogel, J.D. (1975), American University, Ph.D. (1993) in Islamic Law, Harvard University, is Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School. He has published extensively on Islamic legal theory and application, including Islamic Law and Finance (Kluwer, 1998).
Readership
Students and scholars in Islamic studies (including law, religious sciences, history); comparative law, legal history, and legal anthropology; Middle Eastern law, history, and politics; sociology and anthropology; comparative religion.
Reviews
'Cet étude [...] est remarquable par sa précision, sa clarté et l'érudition…'
Nahas M. Mahieddin, Studia Islamica, 2001.
' Einer der wichtigsten Aspekte dieses Buche ist, dass es Vogel gelingt, den viel zitierten Schleier zu lüften, welcher über dem islamischen Rechtssystem Saudi-Arabiens liegt.'
Sebastian Maisel, PAVO.
Nahas M. Mahieddin, Studia Islamica, 2001.
' Einer der wichtigsten Aspekte dieses Buche ist, dass es Vogel gelingt, den viel zitierten Schleier zu lüften, welcher über dem islamischen Rechtssystem Saudi-Arabiens liegt.'
Sebastian Maisel, PAVO.
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