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Books with shelf marks beginning Islamic are shelved on Level 3 of the Law Library, one floor above the entrance level to the library.
The books within the Islamic collection are arranged according to the first named author or editor without any further subject classification.
Overviews and general introductions which may be useful starting points include the following:
Islamic Law: a Very Short Introduction by 
Introduction to Islamic law (Hallaq) by 
Introduction to Islamic Law (Schacht) by 
Shariah : what everyone needs to know by 
Introduction to Comparative Law (Islamic) by 
Legal Traditions of the World by 
The Ashgate Research Companion to Islamic Law by Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence)
The scholarly and juristic techniques and responses to the primary sources of Islam include Ijma, qiyas, ijtihad, taqlid, talfiq, takhayyur ...
The origins of Muhammadan jurisprudence by 
Islamic law by 
Islamic Law : Volume I, Islamic legal theory by 
Narratives of Islamic Legal Theory by 
Studies in Islamic legal theory by 
Sharia incorporated : a comparative overview of the legal systems of twelve Muslim countries in past and present by 
The Sociology of Shari'a: Case Studies from Around the World by 
Sharia Dynamics : Islamic law and sociopolitical processes by 
Islamic Law in Practice by 
Cases on Muslim Law of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh by 
Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States by Books on Level 3 of the Law Library
Books with shelf marks beginning Islamic
Public international law books with shelf marks beginning Internat. Books on International Human Rights are gathered together at Internat 570, then shelved alphabetically by author/editor.
Private international or conflict of law books with shelf marks beginning Private Int
Note if the shelf mark ends (sec coll) this indicates an older edition. You will be able to read it, but superseded editions are shelved on the Ground Floor.
Islamic Law and International Law by 
Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War by 
International Human Rights and Islamic Law by 
Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law by 
Human rights commitments of Islamic states : Sharia, treaties, and consensus by 
Principles of Islamic International Criminal Law by There may be another page to help with particular areas of research:
For guidance on literature on all aspects of Islam, please consult