Mohammedan Law Courts Ordinance
- Mohammedan Law Courts Ordinance
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The Mohammedan Law Courts Ordinance was a law in the Sudan, passed by the Anglo-Egyptian colonial authorities in 1902. The law recognized the pre-eminence of sharia law for family and marital law, including inheritance.[1]
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