Description |
1 online resource (xix, 408 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series,
1871-2894 ;
v. 2
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Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 2.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-401) and index. |
Contents |
The study -- Legal and theoretical foundation of the qisas and diyat law in Pakistan -- The evolution of the qisas and diyat law in Pakistan : a brief history -- Assembly debates on the law of murder and homicide, 1981-97 -- The new law and judiciary -- Impact of qisas and diyat law on the administration of criminal justice in Pakistan -- Conclusion. |
Summary |
The discourse around Sharia law is largely focussed on its development and the theories, principles and rules that inform it. This title deals with the consequences of enforcing Islamic criminal law in Pakistan. It provides an analysis of the application of the Islamic law of Qisas and Diyat (retribution and blood money) in the Muslim world. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Reparation (Criminal justice) -- Pakistan.
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Reparation (Criminal justice) |
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Pakistan. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Pakistan.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Reparation (Islamic law) -- Pakistan.
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Reparation (Islamic law) |
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Punishment (Islamic law) -- Pakistan.
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Punishment (Islamic law) |
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Blood money (Islamic law) -- Pakistan.
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Blood money (Islamic law) |
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Criminal justice, Administration of (Islamic law) -- Pakistan.
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Criminal justice, Administration of (Islamic law) |
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Islamic law -- Pakistan.
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Islamic law. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Wasti, Tahir. Application of Islamic criminal law in Pakistan. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004172258 (DLC) 2008040108 (OCoLC)255015293 |
ISBN |
9789047425724 (electronic book) |
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9047425723 (electronic book) |
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9789004172258 (cloth) |
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9004172254 (cloth) |
Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004172258.i-408 |
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