Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern law. Vol. 10, 2003/2004

Table of Contents to Volume 10Biographical Notes PrefacePart I – ArticlesThe Primacy of the Law and the Constitution – Their Consistency and Compliance with International Law – The Egyptian Experience – Dr. Adel Omar SherifMechanisms of Political Capture in Pakistan’s Superior Courts – Aziz Z. HuqThe Responsibility of Great Britain in Respect of the Creation of the Palestinian Refugee Question – Iain ScobbieOwing and Owning in Islamic and Western Law – Nicholas H. D. FosterShari‘a and the Nigerian Constitution – The Jurisdiction of the Shari‘a Court of Appeal – Dr. Mansur Noibi“Sigh of the Oppressed”? “Islamisation” of Laws in Pakistan under Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal: The Case of the North West Frontier Province – Shaheen Sardar Ali“The Duty to Protect”: Muslim Family Law in Sri Lanka – Balasingham SkanthakumarPart II – Country SurveysEgypt – Dr. Tarek F. Riad and Dr. Hatem Gabr of Kosheri, Rashed & RiadSyria – Jacques el-HakimJordan – Hamzeh HaddadPalestine – Anis Al-QasemLebanon – Nayla Comair ObeidLibya – Mustafa El-AlemKuwait – Nazih Abdul Hameed of Al-Saleh & Partners, KuwaitSaudi Arabia – Fares Al-Hejailanof the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan, RiyadhUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) – Graham Lovett &Terence Witzmannof Clifford Chance, DubaiBahrain – Husain M. Al BaharnaOman – Andrew Rae of Trowers & Hamlins, OmanYemen – Nageeb ShamiriIran – M. A. Ansari-PourMorocco – Michèle Zirari-DevifTunisia – Afif Gaigi Part III – Selected DocumentsSudan Peace Agreement The Machakos Protocol Power Sharing Wealth Sharing The Resolution of the Abyei Conflict Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile Conflict Security Arrangements U.N. Security Council Resolutions regarding SudanEgypt – Child Abduction Judicial Co-operation in International Child Abduction Matters between Egypt and the United Kingdom Agreed Principles between Egypt and the United Kingdom on Cross-Border Disputes Involving ChildrenEgypt – Environmental Law Cairo Statement on Environment Law and Sustainable Development Cairo Statement to ratify the Statute of the Union of Arab Supreme Courts for the Protection of the Environment Statute of the Union of Arab Supreme Courts for the Protection of the EnvironmentIslam, the Religion of the Environment – Dr. Muhammad Abdel HaleemPart IV – Selected CasesInternational Court of Justice: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryThe Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied territories: Significance and Implications – Anis F. KassimThe I.C.J. Advisory Opinion on the Wall: A Prelude to State Action? – Stephanie KouryiThe Wall, the Law and the Court: Reflections on the Beit Sourik Case in the Israeli Supreme Court – Ron DudaiPart V – Book ReviewsCriminal Justice in Islam – Judicial Procedure in the Shari‘a – Anis Al-QasemIndex