Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law

By Intisar Rabb Discussions of and attention to Islamic criminal law in recent times have revolved almost exclusively around press coverage relating to excessively harsh interpretations of Islamic criminal law or sharīʿa, often with … Continue reading Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The Taliban regime has been implementing its own interpretation of Islamic criminal law, which includes public executions and stonings, some of which take place before … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The 1989 fatwā imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie has sparked a more general debate on fatwās in Islamic law and … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS In her opinion piece in Rewire News Group, Aliza Kazmi, commenting on the recently leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, wrote: … Continue reading Islamic Law in the News Roundup

Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law

The United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Taliban's subsequent takeover of the country has brought, once again, Islam and Islamic law to the fore in recent news coverage, reports, … Continue reading Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law

Weekend Scholarship Roundup

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 … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup

From Punishment to Restitution: In What Direction Should a Restatement of Islamic Law Go? :: Part 4 :: The Art and Science of Keeping the Peace

This is part 4 in a series of 4 posts. :: Part 4 :: The Art and Science of Keeping the Peace Students of Ḥanafī law learn that the crime … Continue reading From Punishment to Restitution: In What Direction Should a Restatement of Islamic Law Go? :: Part 4 :: The Art and Science of Keeping the Peace

From Punishment to Restitution: In What Direction Should a Restatement of Islamic Law Go? :: Part 3 :: After the Failure

This is part 3 in a series of 4 posts. :: Part 3 :: An Islamic “Law-and-Economics” Jurisprudence Can one suggest the presence (latent or real) of a law-and-economics version … Continue reading From Punishment to Restitution: In What Direction Should a Restatement of Islamic Law Go? :: Part 3 :: After the Failure

From Punishment to Restitution: In What Direction Should a Restatement of Islamic Law Go? :: Part 2 :: In Government, Society and Jurist We (Need to) Trust

 This is part 2 in a series of 4 posts. :: Part 2 :: In Government, Society and Jurist We (Need to) Trust In this post, I hope to achieve … Continue reading From Punishment to Restitution: In What Direction Should a Restatement of Islamic Law Go? :: Part 2 :: In Government, Society and Jurist We (Need to) Trust