Islamic law, customary law, and Afghan informal justice / Hamid M. Khan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Khan, Hamid M., author.

Contributor:

United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.

Series:

Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 363.

Special report ; 363

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Customary law--Afghanistan.

Customary law.

Islamic law--Afghanistan.

Islamic law.

Rule of law--Afghanistan.

Rule of law.

Justice, Administration of--Afghanistan.

Justice, Administration of.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([14] pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, 2015.

Summary:

"As Afghanistan's nascent democracy works to establish the rule of law across the country, it finds itself contending with the ways that Islamic law converges and diverges from the tribal norms that shape the settling of disputes outside Kabul. Based on surveys conducted in Afghanistan, this report examines the points of tension and agreement between Islamic and customary laws, looking into both of their pasts to suggest a way forward for the Afghan state, particularly in granting greater rights and protections to women"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

A tale of two laws : Pashtunwali and Islamic law

The Afghan informal system of justice and the role of religious leadership

An agenda for change : the persistence of practices inimical to Islamic law.

Notes:

"March 2015."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-14).

Title from title screen (viewed March 12, 2015).

OCLC:

904773264