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Book Reviews Book Review Martin Lau. The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan The London-Leiden Series on Law, Administration and Development. Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2006. Pp. vii, 247. Index. 235. The volume of literature that looks at various aspects of Islamic law has grown rapidly in the last decade. This is to be heralded as a welcome development as the international community begins to delve into the broad spectrum of issues that have led to the gross misrepresentation of the faith sys- tem of such a large swathe of global population. Martin Lau’s contribution to this growing literature is important. It is not another gloss on Islamic revivalism, nor is it a reiteration of the subject of Islamic law. Rather, it views Islamisation as a process, and focuses attention on the undulations that have accompanied the appearance and disappearance of Islamic law in the judicial decision-making of Pakistani courts. By providing a concrete geographical context this book invites other legal schol- ars to consider undertaking similar objective studies based on the case law of countries where reli- gion has had a significant impact on the judicial system. The book is divided into eleven chapters which trace http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Religion and Human Rights Brill

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Religion and Human Rights , Volume 1 (2): 197 – Jan 1, 2006

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Publisher
Brill
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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1871-031X
eISSN
1871-0328
DOI
10.1163/187103206778884857
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Book Review Martin Lau. The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan The London-Leiden Series on Law, Administration and Development. Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2006. Pp. vii, 247. Index. 235. The volume of literature that looks at various aspects of Islamic law has grown rapidly in the last decade. This is to be heralded as a welcome development as the international community begins to delve into the broad spectrum of issues that have led to the gross misrepresentation of the faith sys- tem of such a large swathe of global population. Martin Lau’s contribution to this growing literature is important. It is not another gloss on Islamic revivalism, nor is it a reiteration of the subject of Islamic law. Rather, it views Islamisation as a process, and focuses attention on the undulations that have accompanied the appearance and disappearance of Islamic law in the judicial decision-making of Pakistani courts. By providing a concrete geographical context this book invites other legal schol- ars to consider undertaking similar objective studies based on the case law of countries where reli- gion has had a significant impact on the judicial system. The book is divided into eleven chapters which trace

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