The Sanhuri Code, and the emergence of modern Arab civil law (1932 to 1949) /
by Guy Bechor.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- xiii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Studies in Islamic law and society, v. 29 1384-1130 ; .
- Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 29. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-330) and index.
Law as remedy -- The structural engineering of the Code : the gate to the concealed -- The social function of property law -- Contract law as ideology : the emergence of contractual justice -- The dominion of progress -- Toward a new modus vivendi : legal flexibility (Murūna) as a social interest -- The lesser evil.