Contents

pp v-v

Acknowledgements

pp vi-viii

Introduction: Issues and Methodology

pp 1-34

Part One - The Cadi: Judge and Administrator

pp 35-36

1 - The Cadi’s Jurisdiction: Evolution and Consolidation

pp 37-82

2 - Sunnī Rulers and their Cadis

pp 83-110

3 - Ismāʿīlī Rulers and the Judicial System

pp 111-158

Part Two - Judicial Institutions outside the Pale of Islamic Law

pp 159-160

4 - Criminal Justice and the Police

pp 161-183

5 - The Law of the Market

pp 184-201

6 - The Ruler’s Justice: The Maẓālim Institution

pp 202-228

Part Three - The Administration of Justice in Non-Muslim Communities

pp 229-230

7 - Judicial Autonomy: Medieval Realities and Modern Discourse

pp 231-258

8 - The Administration of Justice in a Broader Perspective

pp 259-264

Bibliography

pp 265-295

Index

pp 296-301