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This dissertation explores the process, effects, and results of codification of Egyptian personal status laws as seen through the eyes of the 'ulama'. The codification process began in the mid-1800s and continued until the abolishment of the Shari'a courts in 1955 with the absor…

This dissertation assesses the achievements of the early codification movement in the Middle East in comparison to the historically indigenous law of Sharia. It proves the claim that the Ottoman and the Egyptian civil law codification models of 1878 and 1949 respectively failed …