Law of the Ottoman Empire

A waqf (; , plural ' ), also called a (, plural or ' ), or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable purposes with no intention of reclaiming the assets. A charitable trust may hold the donated assets. The person making such donation is known as a ('donor') who uses a mutawalli ('trustee') to manage the property in exchange for a share of the revenues it generates. A waqf allows the state to provide social services in accordance with Islamic law while co

first constitution of the Ottoman Empire

1839 Ottoman edict

thumb|right|The Kazasker, chief judge of the Ottoman empire, 1799 A kazasker or kadıasker (, ''ḳāḍī'asker, "military judge") was a chief judge in the Ottoman Empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who were later tried only by their own officers. Two kazaskers were appointed, called Rumeli Kazaskeri and Anadolu Kazaskeri'', having their jurisdiction respectively over the European and the Asiatic part of the Empire. They were subordinated to the Grand Vizier, later Şeyhülislam, and had no jurisdiction over the city of Constantinople. Moreover, the

understanding among religious communities in Jerusalem and Bethlehem

thumb|page=3|Title page of the Mecelle in Ottoman Turkish thumb|Title page of the Mecelle in French (), published by Demetrius Nicolaides thumb|Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822–1895), the lead author of the Mecelle

relocation and Resettlement Law in the Ottoman Empire

license issued by the ottoman authorities

law established by sovereigns in Islamic countries

overview of the laws of the Ottoman Empire

government-appointed Ottoman judge who decided legal cases on an ad hoc basis

1808 Ottoman Empire treaty

land titles under the Ottoman Empire

laws on how Ottoman vilayets (provinces) were to be governed