- In “Can Islamic Law Principles Regarding Settlement of Criminal Disputes Solve the Problem of the US Mass Incarceration?” (SSRN, June 23, 2021), Amin R. Yacoub (University of Virginia School of Law) and Becky Briggs (University of San Diego) discuss the phenomenon of mass incarceration in the United States and how Islamic law principles of criminal dispute settlement may provide comparative insights on how to reduce the number of incarcerated persons per capita.