War and law in the Islamic world /

A three-part investigation on the origins and evolving roles that Islamic law and international humanitarian law have played in regulating conflict and violence, War and Law in the Islamic World brings to light legal and policy complexities that plague modern-day armed conflict in the region.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vanhullebusch, Matthias (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2015]
Series:Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 8.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A three-part investigation on the origins and evolving roles that Islamic law and international humanitarian law have played in regulating conflict and violence, War and Law in the Islamic World brings to light legal and policy complexities that plague modern-day armed conflict in the region.
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (doctoral) - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 281 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and indexes.
ISBN:9789004298248
900429824X
9789004298255
9004298258
ISSN:1871-2894 ;