TY - BOOK AU - Bechor,Guy TI - God in the courtroom: the transformation of courtroom oath and perjury between Islamic and Franco-Egyptian law SN - 9789004217515 AV - KRM1784 .B438 2011 U1 - 347.6205 PY - 2011/// CY - Leiden PB - BRILL KW - Oaths KW - Egypt KW - Oaths (Islamic law) KW - Law KW - French influences KW - Islamic influences KW - Serments KW - Égypte KW - Serments (Droit islamique) KW - Droit KW - Influence française KW - Influence islamique KW - LAW KW - Civil Procedure KW - bisacsh KW - Legal Services KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Judicial Branch KW - fast N1 - The courtroom oath in Islamic law, theory and practice -- Sui Generis, the legal history of courtroom oath -- The Egyptian courtroom oath and its function -- Comparative law : two oaths, two legal regimes -- Perjury as ideology : the motif of falsehood in the Islamic and Franco-Egyptian oaths N2 - This volume compares the courtroom oaths of both Islamic and modern Egyptian legal systems, blending elements of legal history, comparative law, theology, philosophy and culture UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=420229 ER -