2ND EDITION AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMERCIAL LAW OF AFGHANISTAN An Introduction to the Commercial Law of Afghanistan Second Edition Afghanistan Legal Education Project (ALEP) at Stanford Law School www.afghanistanlegaleducation.com
[email protected] Stanford Law School Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 www.law.stanford.edu 1 Table of Contents PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................VII! CHAPTER 1: COMMERCIAL LAW AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.......................1! I.! INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................1! II.! AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF AFGHANISTAN........................................................2! A.! Economic Snapshot .........................................................................................................3! B.! Recent Economic Reforms..............................................................................................4! C.! The Markets.....................................................................................................................5! D.! Doing Business in Afghanistan .......................................................................................6! III.! ISLAMIC COMMERCIAL LAW.......................................................................................9! IV.! COMMERCIAL LAW AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................13! A.!