6 The Ruler’s Justice: The Maẓālim Institution

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction: Issues and Methodology 1
5. PART ONE The Cadi: Judge and Administrator
6. 1 The Cadi’s Jurisdiction: Evolution and Consolidation 37
7. 2 Sunnī Rulers and their Cadis 83
8. 3 Ismāʿīlī Rulers and the Judicial System 111
9. PART TWO Judicial Institutions outside the Pale of Islamic Law
10. 4 Criminal Justice and the Police 161
11. 5 The Law of the Market 184
12. 6 The Ruler’s Justice: The Maẓālim Institution 202
13. PART THREE The Administration of Justice in Non-Muslim Communities
14. 7 Judicial Autonomy: Medieval Realities and Modern Discourse 231
15. 8 The Administration of Justice in a Broader Perspective 259
16. Bibliography 265
17. Index 296