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Abstract

From Middle Ages, it was settled in Canonical Law a gene- ral ban of usury, and broadly of interests, with dogmatical support from scholastics, especially St Thomas Aquinas. Parallel, however, at this time it began to be observed some relaxation of the prohibition, due to the creation of savings banks. This banning, however, was repeatedly unobserved in practice, proliferating means to elude it, mainly due to Lower Middle Ages Economy exigencies. It will be with the Canonical Law Code 1917 when at last the admissibility of interests shall be declared. Islamic Law, by contrast, keeps on upholding today -at least nomi- nally- a similar ban of interests (riba), although in it subterfuges are especially important; amongst them it's remarkable the double se- lling, that in medieval Europe finally had influence on the so called contract of mohatra'. Latterly, however, because of the huge growth experienced by some Arab oil countries, they have been arised aut- hors who plead for a different interpretation of ribä, so that it would only exist in those interests that implicate a lack of equity for any of parties, according to circumstances of the particular transaction. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
EL TRATAMIENTO DE LOS INTERESES EN EL DERECHO CANÓNICO Y EN EL DERECHO ISLÁMICO
Author
Muñoz, Francisco Javier Jiménez
Pages
71-100
Publication year
2008
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED)
ISSN
18869912
e-ISSN
22553436
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1428037456
Copyright
Copyright Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) 2008