This reference on all the legal developments occurring throughout the region during 1995 contains articles on a broad range of topics, from mut'a al Talaq under Egyptian and Jordanian law to arbitration law in Kuwait and water law in Morocco. Also included are surveys of the legal and judicial systems of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia; as well as texts of important treaties, legislation and significant court cases are included.
Eugene Cotran, Circuit Judge, Visiting Professor of Law, SOAS, Chairman, CIMEL, London, UK . Chibli Mallat, Attorney and Professor of Law, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Table of Contents to Volume 2 Biographical Notes Preface Transliteration Part I - Articles The Application of Islamic Law in the English Courts - D. Pearl The Islamic Concept of Changed Circumstances and its Application to Mineral Agreements - W. El-Malik Shari'a and Quanun in Egyptian Law: A Systems Therory Approach to Legal Pluralism - K. Baelz Mut'at al-Talaq under Egyptian and Jordanian Law - D. el-Alami Islamic Law in Malaysia - A. Harding Immunity under the Rule of Law: Impediment to Right of Access to the Courts in Turkey - O. Dogru Maroc. La loi sur l'eau du aout 1995 - M. Zirari-Devif Part II - Country Surveys Egypt - Kosheri, Rashed & Riad Syria - J. El-Hakim Iraq - S. Al-Mukhtar Jordan - H. Haddad Palestine - A. Al-Qasem Lebanon - C. Mallat Libya - M. El-Alem Kuwait - El-Fatih Osman Saudi Arabia - M. Dark, Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan United Arab Emirates (UAE) - R. Price, C. Chance, Dubai Bahrain - H.M. Al Baharna Qatar - N. Al-Nauimi Oman - N. Edmondes, Trowers & Hamlins, Oman Yemen - N. Shamiri Iran - M.A. Ansari-Pour Algeria - Y. Kebir Tunisia - A. Gaigi Pakistan - M. Lau Turkey - O. Dogru Part III - Selected Documents Peace Treaty and UN Resolution Israeli Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip United Nations - Iraq: Resolution 986 (1995) Legislation Egypt - Financial Leasing (Law No. 95 of the Year 1995) Saudi Arabia - Bankruptcy Protective Settlement Regulations Saudi Arabia - Commercial Register Regulations and Implementation Rules Kuwait - Judicial Arbitration in Civil and Commercial Matters (Law No. 11/1995) Part IV - Selected Cases Qatar v. Bahrain - ICJ Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions Egypt - Ministry of Defence v. Chromalloy Aeroservices Company Saudi Arabia - Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. v. Ministry of Public Works and Housing Jamjoom Hospital Supply v. Arab Medical Supply and Baxter Health Care Ltd Qatar - Fujita Corporation v. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture Part V - Book Reviews Arab Law Quarterly - E. Cotran Middle Eastern Commercial Law Review - E. Cotran Commercial Agency and Distributorship in the Arab Middle East - C. Mallat Arabic Legal and Administrative Documents in the Cambridge Genizah Collections - C. Mallat The Palestine Yearbook of International Law - A. Al-Qasem Water in the Middle East: Legal, Political and Commercial Implications - M. Lau Notes and News The Arab Lawyers' Union - S. Al-Mukhtar The Arab Lawyers' Association - A. Al-Adhamy The Arab Regional Forum Index
