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020 $a9780511343445 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
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037 $bOverDrive, Inc.$nhttp://www.overdrive.com
100 1 $aPeters, Rudolph $q(Rudolph Peters).
245 10 $aCrime and Punishment in Islamic Law$h[electronic resource].
260 $a :$bCambridge University Press,$c2007.
500 $aTitle from eBook information screen.
520 $aRudolph 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.
533 $aElectronic reproduction.$b :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007.$nRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2005 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 551 KB).
538 $aRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2005 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 551 KB).
653 #0 $aHistory
653 #0 $aNonfiction
655 7 $aElectronic books.$2local
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