The Rule of Law in the Arab World : Courts in Egypt and the Gulf (Hardcover)

Preface; Glossary; 1. Arab courts in comparative perspective; 2. The creation and operation of the modern Egyptian legal system, 1876?1937; 3. Egyptian courts, 1937?1971: centralization, authoritarianism and socialism; 4. Egyptian courts, 1971?1996: the re-emergence of liberal legality; 5. Legal reform in the Arab states of the Gulf; 6. The legal system and the rule of law in Kuwait and Qatar; 7. Popular uses of the courts; 8. Business and the courts; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.