Sexual Violation in Islamic Law - Substance, Evidence, and Procedure (Hardcover)

This book provides a detailed analysis of Islamic juristic writings on the topic of rape and argues that classical Islamic jurisprudence contained nuanced, substantially divergent doctrines of sexual violation as a punishable crime. The work centers on legal discourses of the first six centuries of Islam, the period during which these discourses reached their classical forms, and chronicles the juristic conflict over whether or not to provide monetary compensation to victims. Along with tracing the emergence and development of this conflict over time, Hina Azam explains evidentiary ramifications of each of the two competing positions, which are examined through debates between the H anafi and Ma liki schools of law. This study examines several critical themes in Islamic law, such as the relationship between sexuality and property, the tension between divine rights and personal rights in sex crimes, and justifications of victim's rights afforded by the two competing doctrines.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Hina Azam
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-09424-6
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Law > Other areas of law > Islamic law
LSN:	1-107-09424-0
Barcode:	9781107094246

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