Islamic jihadism and the laws of war: a conversation in international and Islamic law languages
The rapid rise of global Islamic Jihadism in the past few decades and the limited success of the anti-terror campaign in halting their expansion have raised hard-hitting questions about how different political actors might preserve and restore the world's peace and security. International law,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Further subjects: | B
International law
B Martial law International law B Terrorism B Position B War (Islamic law) B Dschihadismus B Friedensrecht B Jihad B Humanitarian international law B Militancy B Terrorism (International law) B Islam B Islamic fundamentalism Law and legislation B Islamic law B Terrorism (Islamic law) B Struggle against |
| Summary: | The rapid rise of global Islamic Jihadism in the past few decades and the limited success of the anti-terror campaign in halting their expansion have raised hard-hitting questions about how different political actors might preserve and restore the world's peace and security. International law, since the end of the Second World War, has often been the chief instrument to address global conundrums of this kind. Nevertheless, in relation to this particular phenomenon, this book argues that international law, at worst, has very little to do to solve the problem and, at best, cannot solve it alone. On the one hand, Jihadist groups often cite Islamic law interpretations and argumentations to justify their combat-related actions against states while rejecting traditional international law rules. On the other hand, some of these states never hesitate to drift from traditional international law rules to justify their so-called counterterrorism measures to halt these groups from expanding on their territories. In these wars, the internationally recognized laws of war that were originally created to protect those who don’t or no longer participate in hostilities are equally and constantly being challenged by the two sides to justify their combat actions. Thus, the ambition of this book is that, by examining the notion of Islamic Jihadism through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach between international law and Islamic law, international lawyers and policymakers will become more willing to engage with legal cultures other than the ones that they are used to, in order to ultimately reach their pursued objectives. |
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| Item Description: | Literatur- und Quellenverzeichnis: Seite 219-243, Register |
| ISBN: | 0198888368 |