Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The nineteenth century is recognized as an era of modernization in the Ottoman Empire. At the forefront of this process was the Tanzimat Edict. Based on the principles of the French Civil Code, the Tanzimat Edict necessitated other legal reforms. Alongside commercial legislation, the second half of the 19th century also witnessed the beginning of legal regulations concerning civil rights. The Mecelle-i Ahkâm-ı Adliyye was the first comprehensive legal codex prepared within the framework of either commercial or civil law, based on the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence. Rather than adopting Western legal traditions, its content was formulated through the systematic organization of Islamic law. The Mecelle remained in force in various countries across the former Ottoman territories well into later periods
DOI: 10.54414/jzux2706
Author: Ulvu Rahimli
Institution: Western Caspian University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4412426956