Between Islamic and Secular Law

Regulating Organ Transplantation in the Middle East and North Africa
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-907297-52-0
Verlag: sui generis Verlag für Open-Access-Publikationen

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm

When describing the legal systems and laws of today’s Muslim-majority states in the Middle Eastern and North African region, two categories of laws are identified: one derived from Islamic and one from non-Islamic law. Following this notion, the literature finds that novel legal areas do not have any connection to Islamic law since they were not regulated by classical Islamic law. In contrast, the topic of organ transplantation is inherently connected to Islamic law because Islam considers itself to encompass all aspects of life. This research based on the analysis of organ transplantation laws of the MENA states encourages to rethink that a strict dichotomy between Islamic and non-Islamic laws does not exist. Organ transplantation laws in MENA states generally follow an international legal standard while also complying with the sharia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sang Bastian, Arezoo

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Sang Bastian, Arezoo
Arezoo Sang Bastian studierte Rechtswissenschaften und Islamwissenschaften an der Universität Zürich und Strassburg. Sie ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andrea Büchler und ist Geschäftstleiterin des Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Legal Studies (CIMELS). In ihrer Dissertation befasst sie sich mit den Organtransplantationsgesetzen der islamischen Welt.