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Islamic Criminal Law in Northern Nigeria - Politics, Religion, Judicial Practice (Paperback)
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Islamic Criminal Law in Northern Nigeria - Politics, Religion, Judicial Practice (Paperback)
Series: AUP Dissertation Series
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In 2000 and 2001, twelve northern states of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria introduced Islamic criminal law as one of a number of
measures aiming at "reintroducing the shari'a." Immediately after
its adoption, defendants were sentenced to death by stoning or to
amputation of the hand. Apart from a few well publicised trials,
however, the number and nature of cases tried under Islamic
criminal law are little known. Based on a sample of trials, the
present thesis discusses the introduction of Islamic criminal law
and the evolution of judicial practice within the regions
historical, cultural, political and religious context. The
introduction of Islamic criminal law was initiated by politicians
and supported by Muslim reform groups, but its potential effects
were soon mitigated on higher judicial levels and aspects of the
law were contained by local administrators.
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