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Book/Printed Material Commercial Law of Egypt.

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Title

  • Commercial Law of Egypt.

Summary

  • This volume, Qanun al-Tijarah (Commercial law of Egypt), contains two printed works, the commercial and the maritime codes of Egypt. The two documents are extracted from a more comprehensive but unidentified work, possibly covering civil procedure and the criminal code. Each title is preceded by the order of Egyptian ruler Khedive Muhammad Tawfīq authorizing publication and implementation of the law. The first title, Commercial Code, includes definitions of terms and focuses on debt and bankruptcy. The second title, Maritime Code, covers ships operating under the Ottoman flag and the rights and duties of ship owners, officers, crew members, and passengers. Also included are provisions for required documents, insurance, and leasing. The laws came into effect in 1883 and were printed the same year at the Bulaq Press, the Egyptian government's publishing arm. Egyptian law, like imperial Ottoman law, was based on European, mainly French, models. It was applied by the so-called Mixed Courts in the context of increasing internationalization of trade and under the influence of the Great Powers. The codes promulgated here remained in effect until a further legislative revolution occurred in the 1940s. Codified laws such as these operated concurrently with Islamic law governing personal matters, such as marriage and inheritance.

Names

  • Egypt Author.
  • Naqqāsh, Niqūlā ibn Ilyās, 1824 or 1825-1894 or 1895 Contributor.
  • Tawfīq Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, 1852-1892 Associated Name.

Created / Published

  • Cairo : Bulaq Press, 1883.

Headings

  • -  Egypt
  • -  1883
  • -  Commerce
  • -  Commercial law
  • -  Maritime law
  • -  Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
  • -  Ships

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 72 pages ; 21 centimeters.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: David D. Peck, "Mixed Courts of Egypt," in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008).|Muhammad Salih, Sharh al-Qanun al-Tijari al-Misri (Commentary on Egyptian commercial law) (Cairo: Nuri and Sons, 1938), http://dar.bibalex.org/webpages/mainpage.jsf?PID=DAF-Job:135594&q. External
  • -  Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666259

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Egypt Author, Niqūlā Ibn Ilyās Naqqāsh, and Khedive Of Egypt Tawfīq Pasha. Commercial Law of Egypt. Cairo: Bulaq Press, 1883. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666259/.

APA citation style:

Egypt Author, Naqqāsh, N. I. I. & Tawfīq Pasha, K. O. E. (1883) Commercial Law of Egypt. Cairo: Bulaq Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666259/.

MLA citation style:

Egypt Author, Niqūlā Ibn Ilyās Naqqāsh, and Khedive Of Egypt Tawfīq Pasha. Commercial Law of Egypt. Cairo: Bulaq Press, 1883. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666259/>.