Library Catalog
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

God in the courtroom : the transformation of courtroom oath and perjury between Islamic and Franco-Egyptian law / by Guy Bechor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 412 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
Media type:
Carrier type:
ISBN:
  • 9789004217515
  • 9004217517
  • 1283395878
  • 9781283395878
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: God in the courtroom.DDC classification:
  • 347.6205
LOC classification:
  • KRM1784 .B438 2011
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)420229

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.

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.

Print version record.