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082	0	4	_a345.549105 _bTAA
100	1		_aTahir Wasti _938602
245	1	4	_aThe application of islamic criminal law in pakistan _b: sharia in practice _cTahir Wasti
260			_aBoston: _bBrill Academic Publishers, _c2009.
300			_axix, 408p.
500			_aHB
520			_aNo legal system in the world has aroused as much public interest as Sharia. However, the discourse around Sharia law is largely focussed on its development and the theories, principles and rules that inform it. Less attention has been given to studying the consequences of its operation, particularly in the area of Islamic criminal law. Even fewer studies explore the actual practice of Islamic criminal law in contemporary societies. This book aims to fill these gaps in our understanding of Sharia law in practice. It deals specifically with the consequences of enforcing Islamic criminal law in Pakistan, providing an in-depth and critical analysis of the application of the Islamic law of Qisas and Diyat (retribution and blood money) in the Muslim world today. The empirical evidence adduced more broadly demonstrates the complications of applying traditional Sharia in a modern state.
546			_aEng
650		4	_aCriminal law. _938603
650		4	_aIslamic law. _938604
650		4	_aCriminal justice, Administration of. _938605
942			_cBK
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