to assess empirically why and how Shari'a Law's legal origins adopted wholly or partially (combined with Common or Civil … Law) could explain the level of development of Islamic finance in different jurisdictions. Firstly, we found that …, adopting a mixed legal system based on Common Law and Shari'a Law, were characterized by the flexibility of their legal systems …

Social scientists have paid insufficient attention to the role of law in constituting the economic institutions of … capitalism. Part of this neglect emanates from inadequate conceptions of the nature of law itself. Spontaneous conceptions of law … capitalist economies, law is sustained through interaction between private agents, courts and the legislative apparatus. Law is …

-lasting impact on market exchange and technological investment is one of the most pressing questions in law, economics and history … the face of both welfare-enhancing and rent-seeking motives has recently come to be an accepted paradigm. Yet, despite …

fields of law and economics. This is an introductory/framing paper for a collection of studies on legal empowerment and group … considering the impact of legal empowerment and other development interventions. Second, that the state, via the law, contributes … historical legacies of law and practice, and through the ethnic hegemony embedded in the system. Thinking about legal empowerment …

This paper considers arguments about Islam and women's welfare, and, at greater length, how legal systems with Islamic … the effects of Islamic law, and compare the gendered effects of Islamic court practices with the most probable local …