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Special Collections :: Country Profiles :: Dhū al-Ḥijja 1438 / September 2017
Nazow Tarakai
This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Jordan's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is a principle source of legislation.
Special Collections :: 2 Shaʿbān 1438 / 27 April 2017
Nathan J. Brown, Posted by Sharon Tai, 02 May 2017
Religion appears in the constitutions of the Arab world, almost all with Muslim majorities, in a variety of ways. But aside from ensuring a public role for religion, these states are far from theocratic and show considerable though subtle diversity within them.