Law for Tanzimat: Islam and Sovereignty in Kemalpasazade Sait's Legal Thought
Kemalpasazade Sait (1848-1921) is widely acknowledged as one of the first Ottomans to have published textbooks on both international and domestic law, but few studies inquire into the characteristics of his thought in the context of modern legal studies. In his discussion of international law, Sait...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2019, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 171-188 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kemalpaşazade Sait 1848-1921
/ Islamic law
/ Textbook
/ Ottoman Empire
/ Tanzimat
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa TJ Modern history XA Law ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
International Law
B Sovereignty B Islam B Public law B Tanzimat B Ottoman Empire |
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| Summary: | Kemalpasazade Sait (1848-1921) is widely acknowledged as one of the first Ottomans to have published textbooks on both international and domestic law, but few studies inquire into the characteristics of his thought in the context of modern legal studies. In his discussion of international law, Sait neglects Islam and fails adequately to examine the question of semi-sovereignty, a vital concern of Ottoman diplomacy at the time. In the field of domestic law, Sait concentrates on praising Resit Pasha and the Tanzimat reforms he orchestrated, by identifying Islam with the modern Western ideal of law. Throughout his texts, Sait has little to say about the (secular) state's sovereignty and its exercises. Sait's approach to Islam and sovereignty, arguably two of the most fundamental issues in Ottoman law, apparently failed to keep pace with the development of legal studies after the Young Turk Revolution. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Islams
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700607-00592P02 |