"For His Correction and as a Deterrent Example For Others" Mehmed Alī's First Criminal Legislation (1829-1830)

Abstract Until now, the first criminal legislation promulgated by Mehmed Alī has been available only in an unreliable Arabic summary. In this essay, I edit and translate the original Ottoman Turkish text, as found in the Egyptian National Archive. The edition and translation are preceded by an analy...

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Main Author: Peters, Rudolph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 1999
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 1999, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-192
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