Sharia and national law in Muslim countries : tensions and opportunities for Dutch and EU foreign policy / Jan Michiel Otto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Otto, Jan Michiel, 1952-

Series:

Law, governance, and development. Research & policy notes.

Law, governance, and development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law--Arab countries.

Islamic law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

The relationship between 'Islam and the West' has become a central issue in international relations. Recently, an overwhelmingly negative view of sharia has developed in the West, in response to reported events, notably in Iran and Saudi Arabia, to terrorist attacks by Islamists, and also encouraged by certain Western opinion leaders. A range of misconceptions about what sharia actually means and how it relates to national law in Muslim countries, both in theory and practice, has contributed to foreign policies that are confrontational rather than pragmatic. This Research and Policy Note identifies key features, problems and approaches of sharia-based law and links them to foreign policy. This is a vital contribution towards the development of a well-informed, coherent, explicit long-term foreign policy towards the Muslim world.

Contents:

1. Views and Assumptions about Sharia and their Implications for Foreign Policy

2. Sharia: A Fixed Set of Norms that Are Exclusively Binding upon all Muslims?

3. The Islamisation of Law? Identifying the Main Trend and Responding to It

4. Addressing the Question of (In)Compatibility of Sharia-based Law with National and International Rule of Law Standards, Particularly Regarding Human Rights?

5. Coming Up with a Framework for Foreign Policy towards the Muslim World

6. General Preconditions for a Foreign Policy towards Muslim Countries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611988326

9781281988324

1281988324

9789048506101

9048506107

OCLC:

310383641

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_595098