Tafsir al-Qurtubi is also known as Al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Qur'an (The General Judgments of the Qur’an) as its name suggests.
The basic objective of this tafsir was to deduce juristic injunctions and rulings from the Quran yet, while doing so, al-Qurtubi has also provided the explanation of verses, research into difficult words, discussion of diacritical marks and elegance of style and composition.
[1] Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (DB) has written in his 'Uloomu-l-Qur'an (An Approach to the Qur'anic Sciences): Al-Qurtubi was a follower of Imam Malik ibn Anas's school of thought in Islamic Jurisprudence.
It can be read in English, Urdu, Turkish, Arabic and Spanish languages at Australian Islamic Library.
The first volume has been published by the Shari`ah Academy, at International Islamic University, Islamabad.