
Basım Yeri: İstanbul, Basım Tarihi: 2015
Thisbookis theoutcomeofan
extensiveresearch workbyProf. Dr. RecepÇiğdem from Harran Universityin
Turkey. It ispublished within IRCICA’sSeriesof ShariaCourt Registers.
Itanalyzes therecordsof the Ottoman Sharialaw
courtspreservedatSt.St.Cyriland Methodius NationalLibraryin Bulgaria. In
the first chapter of the book the author gives information on the cases
dealt with by these courts, the procedures for the appointment of the
qadis (judges) and naibs (deputy judges), the terminology of judicial
records, documents issued by the courts, and a number of other subjects
of interest for the law historian. The second chapter is devoted to
Muslim minority courts with coverage of such themes as the structure of
the Sharia courts; the First Instance Court, theCourtof Appeals, the
High ShariaCourt, relationsbetween theShariacourtsandsecular
courts,administrativeauthorities,officials, lawyers, the extent of the
power of these courts, among others. The third chapter, which is the
main part of the study, examines individual registers. A total of 191
registerspreservedin the library were scrutinizedanddocuments
relatedtoeach case were scanned. The ForewordofProf. Çiğdem explains in
detail the salient featuresofeach chapterandspecifies that
thethirdchapter focuses mainlyon theShariacourtsof
theindependenceperiodin Bulgaria, specifically between 1878-1945. The
extensive bibliography and the index of personal names will be useful
for researchers concerned.
Barkod:9789290632801
Format:Kitap
Sayfa Sayısı:420
Boyutlar:17,0 x 25,0
Cilt Durumu: Ciltli
Kağıt Tipi:1. Hamur
Basım Tarihi:
2015
Editör:
Sadık Ünay