This volume was originally published in 1925 and is a digest of the law and practice of the Bedouin Courts, together with an account of desert life and customs.
Topics include: Tribal Organization Application of Tribalism Social Distinctions The Tribal Idea Judicial Organization Evidence and Bedouin Law Bloodmoney: Sinai and Western Desert Debts Land Disputes Inheritance Trial by Ordeal Wounds and Damages Laws Relating to Women The Anomalous Position of Bedouin Law