As-Salamu Alaykum ? Humanitarian law in islamic jurisprudence
Author zone:
Karima Bennoune
Host item entries:
Michigan journal of international law, Vol. 15, Winter 1994, p. 605-643
Languages:
English
General Note:
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Abstract:
This Note examines Islamic legal doctrine in the field of humanitarian law and considers the historical contributions made by Islamic law to contemporary international humanitarian law. The goal of this Note is neither to unfairly attack nor to apologize for Islamic law, but rather to attempt an honest appraisal of Islamic humanitarian precepts, with an awareness of the way in which Islam has often been stereotyped as hostile and bloodthirsty in Western discourse. The intent is two-fold: First, to establish that scholars of modern international humanitarian law have often ignored its historical roots in Islamic law and second, to examine how contemporary States which call themselves "Islamic" may be impacted by the historical and contemporary debate about the nature of Islam and Islamic law.
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