Islamic Maritime Law: An Introduction

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-10955-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Studies in Islamic Law and Soc

This volume examines Islamic maritime law and the actual practice of Muslim sailors during the classical period. It contains seven chapters. The first surveys the important terminology of maritime life. The second chapter examines the interrelationship of shipowners, crew, and passengers. The third chapter deals with maritime commercial laws; contracts for the leasing of ships, freight charges, transportation of goods, taxes and tolls in the ports. It also examines losses at sea, describes the laws concerning of jettison and general average, collision, and salvage of jetsam. Chapter four covers military maritime law; chapter five emphasizes the legal significance of territorial waters as interpreted by Muslim jurists, governors, and seafarers. The sixth chapter discusses how Islamic maritime law was adjudicated at sea, while the final one concludes the study by explaining how sea-travel affected the performance of Islamic religious duties.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khalilieh, Hassan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Hassan S. Khalilieh, Ph.D. (1995) in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, is a Lecturer in the Department of Maritime Civilizations, University of Haifa. His main field is Medieval Islamic maritime civilization with emphasis on Islamic legal history at sea as well as marine archeology.