TY - BOOK ID - 17256478 TI - The rule of law in the Arab world PY - 1997 VL - 6 SN - 0521590264 0521030684 0511583273 0511002734 9780521590266 9780511002731 9780511583278 9780521030687 PB - Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Courts KW - Rule of law KW - Tribunaux KW - Règle de droit KW - -Courts KW - -Rule of law KW - -Supremacy of law KW - Administrative law KW - Constitutional law KW - Judiciary KW - Dispute resolution (Law) KW - Judicial districts KW - Law KW - Procedure (Law) KW - Judicial power KW - Jurisdiction KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Law and legislation KW - Règle de droit KW - Supremacy of law KW - Arab countries KW - Egypt KW - Persian Gulf States KW - Courts - Arab countries. KW - Courts - Egypt. KW - Courts - Persian Gulf States. KW - Rule of law - Arab countries. KW - Rule of law - Egypt. KW - Rule of law - Persian Gulf States. KW - General and Others KW - Courts - Arab countries KW - Courts - Egypt KW - Courts - Persian Gulf States KW - Rule of law - Arab countries KW - Rule of law - Egypt KW - Rule of law - Persian Gulf States UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17256478 AB - Nathan Brown's penetrating account of the development and operation of the courts in the Arab world is based on fieldwork in Egypt and the Gulf. The book addresses several important questions. Why, for example, did Egypt's political leaders construct an independent judicial system that limited their own authority? And why does such a system appeal to Arab rulers outside Egypt? While most accounts stress the role of imperialism or liberal ideology, the author maintains that the primary purpose of the system is to provide support for the officially sanctioned order. The model offers similar attractions for other Arab rulers. From the theoretical perspective, the book will contribute to the debates about liberal legality, political change and the relationship between law and society in the developing world. It will be read by scholars of the Middle East, law students and those interested in the history of law and its evolution. ER -