Islam, Custom and Human Rights
A Legal and Empirical Study of Criminal Cases in Afghanistan After the 2004 Constitution
1st Edition
Published on 29. October 2021
XVIII, 211 pages
978-3-030-83086-1 (ISBN)
Description
For the first time, the author has explored the intertwinement of written law, Islamic law, and customary law in the highly complex Afghan society, being deeply influenced by traditional cultural and religious convictions. Given these facts, the author explores how to bridge the exigencies of a human rights-driven penal law and conflicting social norms and understandings by using the rich tradition of Islamic law and its possible openness for contemporary rule of law standards. This work is based on ample field research in connection with a thorough analysis of the normative contexts. It is a landmark, since it offers broadly acceptable and thus feasible solutions for the Afghan legal practice. The book is of equal interest for scientists and practitioners interested in legal, religious, social, and political developments concerning human rights and regional traditions in the MENA region, in Afghanistan in particular.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XVIII, 211 p. 1 illus.
File size
3,88 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-030-83086-1 (9783030830861)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-83086-1
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Lutforahman Saeed
Islam, Custom and Human Rights
A Legal and Empirical Study of Criminal Cases in Afghanistan After the 2004 Constitution
Book
10/2021
Springer
€128.39
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Person
Lutforahman Saeed, LLM, PhD is Assistant Professor of Islamic Law at Kabul University
Content
The Legal Framework.- Legal Pluralism in Afghanistan.-Analysis of Article 130 of the Afghan Constitution.- Implementing Article 130 in Practice: Norms and Standards.- Case Study.- Dog Meat Case.- Donkey Skin Cases.- Summary and Overview, Findings, Recommendations, Conclusions.
