The capitulations and the Ottoman legal system; Qadis, Consuls and Beraths in the 18th century.(LAW)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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The capitulations and the Ottoman legal system; Qadis, Consuls and Beraths in the 18th century.

Boogert, Maurits H. van den. (Studies in Islamic law and society; v.21)

Brill Academic Publishers, [c]2005

323 p.

$158.00

Boogert (Ottoman studies, U. of Leiden) focuses on the perception, theory, and practice of the capitulatory system in the Ottoman legal syste...

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