Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law

Auteur: Peters, Rudolph (Professor of Islamic Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This book, first published in 2006, gives a detailed account of the classical doctrine of Islamic law 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.

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This book, first published in 2006, gives a detailed account of the classical doctrine of Islamic law 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.
ISBN / EAN 9780521792264
Auteur Peters, Rudolph (Professor of Islamic Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Editeur Cambridge University Press