Islam, Law and the State in the Philippines

This book accounts for the development of Islam in the Philippines from a legal perspective, investigating Islam through the lens of the institutions of Islamic law.

Tim Lindsey is Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society at the Law School of the University of Melbourne, where he completed PhD, LLB, B. Arts and B. Litt degrees. His more than 110 publications include Islam, Law and the State in Southeast Asia and he is an executive editor of The Australian Journal of Asian Law.

Kerstin Steiner is an Associate Professor at the Law School of La Trobe University and Associate of the Asian Law Centre and Senior Associate of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society both at the University of Melbourne. She is an award-winning and widely published researcher examining the intersection of law, politics, economics and society in Southeast Asia.