The autonomy of the shari ` a courts in Ottoman-Egypt during the 16th and 17th centuries, is the subject of this thesis. Specifically, it pursues the question of formalization (the incorporation of courts and their functionaries into the civil apparatus of the state) and, relate…
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During the twelfth century, a group of poets at the Norman court in Sicily composed traditional Arabic panegyrics in praise of the kingdoms Christian monarchs. Less than a century later, at the court of Frederick II, Sicilian poets wrote the first lyric love poetry in an Italian…
Drivers of enforcement style can be defined as those dimensions of a regulator's social and political environment which play a significant part in influencing its approach to enforcement. Dr Keith Hawkins was responsible for the seminal work in this field, 'Environment & Enforce…
The primary thesis that the chapters which follow are concerned to elaborate and to substantiate is to what extent legal procedure(s) and judicial discretion influence the administration, management and outcomes of Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO) use in Britain. A great deal o…
Judicial independence is critical to enforcement of separation of powers, effective protection of property rights, and the rule of law. It is also considered to be a primary means for political leaders to tie their own hands and to enhance the credibility of their policy commitm…
Until the reign of Amir'Abd al-Rahman Khan (r. 1880–1901), Afghanistan was a loosely governed country with parts of it devoid of government ( hukumat). It was the amir's clear determination to impose the ordinance of government on the entire domain over which he was sovereign. T…
Over the last decade, there have been remarkable reforms in criminal legal policy and practice in Cook County, Illinois. In this project, I evaluate these changes in terms of their impact on the enduring problem of mass incarceration. First, I consider how prosecutors handle the…
Mental Health Court is a specialty court that serves adults who have criminal histories and who also have mental illness by offering psychological services and strict court monitoring instead of jail time. This outcome study examined recidivism rates between participants in Ment…
This dissertation examines how Jews in medieval Egypt negotiated marital disputes while maneuvering between individual desires, legal prescriptions and societal expectations. The main sources for this investigation are the documents of the Cairo Geniza, a rich cache of manuscrip…
While Islamic law proves vital for Muslims, its implementation in the United States and the West has proved challenging. In part, challenges stem from the intersection between the Muslim system of religious law and secular legal institutions. In this work, this inter-relationshi…
Scholars of judicial politics presume that a democratic system of government is a prerequisite for an independent judiciary. Yet, the paradoxical combination of a long-standing authoritarian regime together with a judiciary that is largely institutionally independent and suffici…