Islamic Crime and Punishment and International Human Rights Law

Research Paper # 4467

Criminology
Ethnic Studies > Middle East
International Relations

This paper is an in-depth look at Islamic law and how it frequently comes into conflict with international law and human rights.

2,800 words () | 17 sources | 2000 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper is a detailed discussion of Islamic criminal law, its sources, its application, and its conflict with international law and human rights. The author examines both primary and secondary sources of Islamic law, and describes Hudud, Tazir and Qesas crime and punishment. The paper also focuses on the historical background of Muslim law.

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?Islam means ?submission? or ?surrender? to the will of Allah. For the more than one billion Muslims of the world, this means submission to a comprehensive code of law governing every arena of life: social, political, economic, and religious. In Islam there is no separation of church and state, no distinction between religion and politics; Government, law, and religion are unified. Some would argue that Islamic law is not fully practiced in any part of the Islamic world. While this may be true, twenty-three nations have either declared Islam to be the state religion or declared the religious writings of Islam to be the principal source of law.?

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APA Citation:

Islamic Crime and Punishment and International Human Rights Law (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 09, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Islamic-Crime-and-Punishment-and-International-Human-Rights-Law/4467

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"Islamic Crime and Punishment and International Human Rights Law" 15 January 2012. Web. 09 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Islamic-Crime-and-Punishment-and-International-Human-Rights-Law/4467>