Islam and International Law

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Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Editors and Contributors

Introducing an Intricate Relationship

Islam and International Law

PART ONE: THE USE OF FORCE: CONTESTED VIEWS ON THE JUS AD BELLUM AND THE JUS IN BELLO IN ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

The Siyar Laws of Aggression: Juridical Re-interpretations of Qur’ānic Jihād and Their Contemporary Implications for International Law

Meaning and Method of the Interpretation of Sunnah in the Field of Siyar: A Reappraisal

Apostasy as a Matter of Islamic International Law

Suicide Attacks: Martyrdom Operations or Acts of Perfidy?

PART TWO: FOSTERING PEACE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS NOW AND THEN: DIPLOMACY AND RULE OF LAW AS A GENUINE CONTRIBUTION OF ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL LAW?

Islamic Diplomacy: Views of the Classical Jurists

Treatment of Foreigners in the Classical Islamic State with Special Focus on Diplomatic Envoys: Al-Shaybānī and Amān

The Ottoman Empire and the Institutionalization of European Diplomacy, 1500–1700

Promoting the Rule of Law: UN, OIC and ILA Initiatives Approaching Islamic Law

PART THREE: ISLAM AND THE INDIVIDUAL: CHALLENGES OF AND TO ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL LAW IN CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSES

New Muslim Perspectives in the Human Rights Debate

The Sharī‘ah, International Human Rights Law and the Right to Hold Opinions and Free Expression: After Bilour’s Fatwā

Religious Considerations in International Legal Discourse—The Example of Religious Defamation

Muslim States and the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: With Special Reference to Malaysia

Islamic Law and International Protection of Minority Rights in Context

PART FOUR: INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AS A COMMON CONCERN OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: BRIDGING DIVIDES OR PROVOKING CLASHES?

Islamic Law and International Criminal Law

Islamic Criminal Procedure and the Principle of Complementarity of the International Criminal Court

PART FIVE: ISLAMIC IDENTITY AND WORLD ORDER: RECONSIDERING ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL LAW IN LIGHT OF THE REALITIES OF A GLOBALIZING WORLD

Islam and Islamic Law in Contemporary International Relations

Islamic Views of Global Order and their Impact on International Law

Islam and the Future of the International Community

Index