Islamic Law
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Encyclopaedias:
Handbooks:
Dictionaries:
The Oxford dictionary of Islam
Browsing the shelves:
You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:
- BP100 Koran
- BP135 Hadith
- KBP Islamic Law
Contact Librarians
Angela Allen / Rebecca Carter
3346 3553
Help for Researchers & Postgraduate Students
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Journal Articles:
International Law Review Articles, Combined via Lexis.com (select the International Law tab)
Bibliography of Asian Studies Online
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
AGIS plus text (legal journals from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region)
More databases
Browse all library databases for Asian Studies
Browse all library databases for Law
Web Sites
Web Sites:
World Legal Materials from the Middle East (Cornell University Law School)
Association of American Law Schools, Workshop on Islamic Law (2004).
The Sunnah: Practice and Law (Shari'ah and Madh'habs)
Islamic Family Law (Emory Law School)
Researching Islamic Law (Malaysian Sources) By Shaikh Mohamed Noordin
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