A Matter of Interpretation symmetry Author: Aidan Nichols

Author: Aidan Nichols

the author shows how authority guaranteed both continuity and change in Islamic law

Kimball’s presentation of colonial resistance and non-violent social change is compelling and timely

Abdullah bin Hamid Ali

The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book

A Matter of Interpretation symmetry Author: Aidan NicholsWe are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U. S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim"distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight arming another one on his right, high stepping away from another precedent about to tackle him from the rear, until (bravo!) he reaches