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Admiralty and maritime laws in the Mediterranean Sea (ca. 800-1050); the Kitab Akriyat al-Sufun vis-a-vis the Nomos Rhodion Nautikos.


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Admiralty and maritime laws A field of law relating to, and arising from, the practice of the admiralty courts (tribunals that exercise jurisdiction over all contracts, torts,  in the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea [Lat.,=in the midst of lands], the world's largest inland sea, c.965,000 sq mi (2,499,350 sq km), surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa. Geography


The Mediterranean is c.2,400 mi (3,900 km) long with a maximum width of c.
 (ca. 800-1050); the Kitab Akriyat al-Sufun vis-a-vis the Nomos Rhodion Nautikos.

Khalilieh, Hassan Salih.

Brill Academic Publishers

2006

375 pages

$174.00

Hardcover

The medieval Mediterranean; v.64

K1160

Khalilieh (legal history and Islamic law Noun 1. Islamic law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"
sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law
 of the sea, U. of Haifa) explores the manner in which Muslim jurists The following lists are of prominent jurists, including judges, listed in alphabetical order by jurisdiction. See also list of lawyers. Antiquity
  • Hammurabi
  • Solomon
  • Manu
  • Chanakya
 viewed and resolved maritime disputes, in comparison to their Roman and Byzantine predecessors, focusing primarily on commercial dealings. His underlying theory is that international law arises from the confrontation of alien cultures and the effort to forge common principles to govern interactions between their peoples. The study applies this idea to the spread of Islam This article is about followers of the Islamic faith. For territories under Muslim rule, see Muslim conquests.

The spread of Islam began shortly after Muhammad's death in 632.
 through the Mediterranean Sea. Quotations are in English.

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