The Ruler’s Monologue: The Rhetoric of the Ottoman Penal Code of 1858


The penal code of 1858 was an important step in Ottoman legislation during the reform period (tanẓīmāt) and had a considerable impact on the concept of the state as the guardian of public order. Through the 20th century the penal code of 1858 was generally interpreted as a “(literal) translation” of...

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Main Author: Heinzelmann, Tobias (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2014, Volume: 54, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 292-321
Further subjects:B tanẓīmāt
 Ottoman diplomatics and political language
 penal code 1858
 notions of legal order
 ḳānūn
 sharia

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