Origin and Development of Islamic Law

The Origin and Development of Islamic Law. A committee from The Middle East Institute, led by George Camp Keiser, Chairman of the Board of Governors, enlisted outstanding authorities on Middle East law to contribute chapters on specific topics. Includes an extensive glossary of Islamic legal terms. With a foreword by Robert H. Jackson (Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States). Majid Khadduri [1909-2007] was a Professor of Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University and Director of Research and Education at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D. C. He was the author of several books in English and Arabic on Middle Eastern affairs, including War and Peace in the Law of Islam.Herbert J. Liebesny [1911-1985] was a member of the Advisory Board of the Middle East Journal and author of The Government of French North Africa and Foreign Legal Systems: A Comparative Analysis.

CHAPTER XV International Law IT HAS been observed throughout the various
civilizations so far known to us that the population of each civilization, in the
absence of a vital external threat, tended to develop within itself a community of
political entities, that is, a "family of nations," rather than a single nation. This is
indicated by the fact that there existed, or coexisted, several families of nations in
such areas as the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome, China, Islam and
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