The Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Islamic Banking: A Comparative Look at the United Kingdom and Malaysia

by Abdul Karim Aldohni

Book Overview

During the last ten years the Islamic banking sector has grown rapidly, at an international level, as well as in individual jurisdictions including the UK. Islamic finance differs quite substantially from conventional banking, using very different mechanisms, and operating according to a different theory as it is based on Islamic law. Yet at the same time it is always subject to the law of the particular financial market in which it operates. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415859689
• ISBN13: 9780415859684
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"