Perspectives on Islamic Law, Justice and Society

Islamic Law , Customary Law , and Afghan Informal Justice

This report is part of the United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) ongoing effort to understand the pluralist legal system of Afghanistan. It examines, compares, and contrasts Islamic law with traditional forms of justice in an attempt to elucidate how such rule of law approaches interact as well as provide a fuller understanding of each system to better guide rule of law practice, policy, an...

Justice between Islamic Sharia and Liberal Law: Remarks on the Egyptian Context

role of justice in the psychological well-being of the individual and the society: perspectives form quran and islamic traditions

abstract justice is one of the most important issues of human life, and also a prominent religious teaching which, when well-observed, could not only soothe most human sufferings, but also meet most human innate needs. however, to exercise justice involves both knowing its different aspects and, at the same time, explaining it from the religious point of view. the present paper attempts to expl...

The Egalitarian Face of Islamic Orthodoxy: Support for Islamic Law and Economic Justice in Seven Muslim-Majority Nations

circumstances and development of Muslim nations has been the subject of intense debate among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Western critics of Islam or “Islamic civilization,” such as Bernard Lewis (1990) and Samuel Huntington (1993), have decried its economic irrationality, incompatibility with democracy, and failure to separate religion and state; while scholars such as Edward Said (2001:11) ...

Islamic Law States and the Authority of the International Court of Justice: TerritorialSovereignty and Diplomatic Immunity

The principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN)—the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—adjudicates interstate disputes and issues advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and specialized agencies. The Court has contributed to the peaceful resolution of disputes by delivering justice in a variety of issue areas including territorial sovereignty, marit...