Islamic Law and Civil Code: The Law of Property in Egypt Book

Foreword by Frank VogelForeword by Ridwan Al-SayyidPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTransliterations and Abbreviations1. The Classical Islamic Law of PropertyThe Classification of Lands in the Shari?ah?Ushri LandsKharaji LandsState Lands: The Private DomainMawat LandsPublic Lands and ServitudesWaqfsLand Tenure and Property RightsPrivate Property: Mulk LandEnjoyment of the Right of OwnershipAcquisition and Disposition of the Right of OwnershipWaqf LandsHoldings of State-Owned LandsLater Development of the Islamic System of Tenure in Egypt2. Traditional Islamic Law in the Modern EraThe System of Land Tenure Created by Muhammad AliKharaji LandsMasmuh LandsRizqah LandsAb?adiyah LandsUsiyah LandsThe Traditional System of Land Tenure Prior to the Civil CodesState LandsMulk Lands: Private PropertyWaqf Lands3. The Introduction of a Western Civil Code SystemOttoman Sovereignty and the CapitulationsTribunals of the Reform: The Mixed Court SystemMixed CourtsConsular CourtsNative CourtsMahkamahsMillah CourtsThe Civil Codes4. Property Law Under the First Civil CodesState LandsKharaji LandsMawat LandsThe Public DomainThe Private DomainWaqf LandsWaqf Law in the Civil CourtsThe Law of WaqfState Administration of WaqfsPrivate PropertyThe Right of OwnershipOwnership and Other Real RightsEnjoyment of the Right of OwnershipThe Transfer of Ownership RightsInheritance and TestamentGiftsAccessionAppropriationPrescriptionPreemptionAgreements and Contracts5. The Development of a National Legal SystemUnity of JurisdictionThe Civil CourtsThe Administrative CourtsThe Courts of Personal StatusLaw ReformThe Shari?ah Law of Personal StatusThe Law of WaqfThe Civil Law6. Property Law Under the Civil Code of 1949Rules of Property Law in the Civil CodePrivate PropertyThe Principal Real RightsThe Right of OwnershipThe Transfer of Ownership RightsInheritanceTestamentary DispositionsAccessionAppropriationPrescriptionPreemptionContractPledge and MortgageState LandsWaqfsDevelopments Under the Revolutionary GovernmentNotesAppendixBibliographyIndex

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