The Santillana Codes: The Civil Codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania - Hardcover

by Dan E. Stigall (Author)

This book examines the Santillana Codes, legal instruments which form a distinct class of uniquely African civil codes and which are still in force today in a legal arc that extends from the Maghreb to the Sahel. Stigall presents the history of Santillana's seminal legislative effort and provides a comparative analysis of the substance of those codes, illuminating commonalities between Islamic law and European legal systems.

Author Biography

Dan E. Stigall is an attorney with the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.