Succession in the Muslim Family

N. J. Coulson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2008
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-08807-7 (ISBN)

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Muslim law and rules for dealing with the distribution of a dead person's property differ greatly from western law. The system of Muslim law, the SharVa, is derived from the Qur'an and the words of the Prophet himself, and is therefore believed to be of divine inspiration, and not man-made. A variety of schools of law have grown up which interpret the Prophet's sayings, and the practical effect of these different rules of interpretation varies considerably. Recent codifications have not necessarily remained within the classical Muslim legal traditions, and have introduced further differences. With western law it is assumed that a man will make a will, and, broadly speaking, his property will be distributed in accordance with its provisions. It is only in the event of a man dying without making a will that the rules of intestacy are applied. Muslim law makes the opposite assumption.

1. Family ties as grounds of inheritance; 2. Priorities in inheritance; 3. Primary heirs; 4. Substitute heirs; 5. Secondary heirs; 6. Grandfather and collaterals in competition; 7. Succession by the outer family; 8. Inheritance in Shi'i law; 9. Reforms in the traditional system of priorities; 10. Dual relationships; 11. Impediments to inheritance; 12. Conditions of inheritance; 13. Bequests; 14. The limits of testamentary power; 15. Death-sickness.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.12.2008
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 211 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
ISBN-10	0-521-08807-0 / 0521088070
ISBN-13	978-0-521-08807-7 / 9780521088077
Zustand	Neuware