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The economics of Ottoman justice : settlement and trial in the Sharia courts

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781108114844, 1108114849
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2433964 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Pages
0\355
Time added
2018-04-22 19:15:20

Description

"The Economics of Ottoman Justice examines Ottoman legal practices and the Sharia court's operations to reflect on the judicial system and provincial relationships." Cover Half-title page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction Part One Methodology and Background 1 Quantitative Approaches in Research on Ottoman Legal Practice 2 Kastamonu: The Town and Its People Part Two The Court and Court Clients 3 The Court, Its Actors, and Its Archive 4 Court Use: Disputes versus Agreements Part Three To Settle or Not to Settle 5 Dispute Resolution in Ottoman Courts of Law 6 Trial versus Settlement: An Economic Approach 7 Which Disputes Went to Trial? Case-type- and Period-based AnalysesPart Four Litigations 8 Rules and Tools of Litigation 9 Economics of Litigation: What Affects Success at Trial? 10 Who Won? Case-type- and Period-based Analyses Conclusion Bibliography Index

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