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Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century Hardcover - 2006

by Rudolph Peters


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Rudolph Peters' book is about crimes and their punishments as laid down in Islamic law. In recent years some of the more fundamentalist regimes, such as those of Iran, Pakistan, Sudan and the northern states of Nigeria have reintroduced Islamic law in place of western criminal codes. Peters gives a detailed account of the classical doctrine and traces the enforcement of criminal law from the Ottoman period to the present day. The accounts of actual cases which range from theft, banditry, murder, fornication and apostasy shed light on the complexities of the law, and the sensitivity and perspicacity of the qadis who implemented it. This is the first single-authored account of both the theory and practice of Islamic criminal law. It will be invaluable for students, and scholars in the field, as well as for professionals looking for comprehensive coverage of the topic.

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This book deals with criminal or penal law (I will use both terms indiscriminately), the body of law that regulates the power of the state to inflict punishment, i.e. suffering, on persons in order to enforce compliance with certain rules.

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  • Title Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century
  • Author Rudolph Peters
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2006-04-03
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521792264 / 0521792266
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.32 x 0.78 in (22.96 x 16.05 x 1.98 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Law Studies
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Library of Congress subjects Criminal law (Islamic law), Punishment (Islamic law)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006280517
  • Dewey Decimal Code 345.167
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