This book examines the Santillana Codes, legal instruments which form a distinct class of uniquely African civil codes and which are still in force today in a legal arc that extends from the Maghreb to the Sahel. Stigall presents the history of Santillana’s seminal legislative effort and provides a comparative analysis of the substance of those codes, illuminating commonalities between Islamic law and European legal systems.

"The Santillana Codes: The Civil Codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania succeeds in inviting more jurisdictions to the codification table. It likewise fills a gap in the English-language literature on the codification endeavors undertaken in the Maghreb, focusing on the interplay of civil law and Islamic law." - Journal of Civil Law Studies