Law - 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
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)
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).
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
The Sunnah: Practice and Law (Shari'ah and Madh'habs)
Islamic Family Law (Emory Law School)
Researching Islamic Law (Malaysian Cases) By Shaikh Mohamed Noordin
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