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Author Vanhullebusch, Matthias, author.

Title War and law in the Islamic world / by Matthias Vanhullebusch.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 281 pages).
text file PDF
Physical Medium polychrome
Series Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series, 1871-2894 ; v. 8
Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 8. 1871-2894
Note Based on the author's thesis (doctoral) - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2011.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and indexes.
Contents Principles of protection in warfare under Islamic law of war -- Principles of protection in warfare under international humanitarian law -- The "western" self and the other -- The "Islamic" self and the other -- The structure of the legal arguments in Islamic law of war -- The structure of the legal arguments in international humanitarian law.
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.
Note This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject War (Islamic law)
War (Islamic law)
International humanitarian law.
LAW -- International.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Vanhullebusch, Matthias. War and law in the Islamic world 9789004298255 (DLC) 2015015430 (OCoLC)907931477
ISBN 9789004298248 (electronic book)
900429824X (electronic book)
9789004298255 (electronic book)
9004298258 (electronic book)
Standard No. 9789004298248