Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-435) and indexes.
Contents:
Conclusion. Human rights and Sudanese Islamic criminal law -- Sources, structures, procedure, evidence, and general principles -- Unlawful sexual intercourse (zinā) and related offenses -- Unfounded accusation of unlawful sexual intercourse (qadhf) -- Alcohol consumption (shurb al-khamr) -- Ḥadd theft (sariqa ḥaddiyya) -- Highway robbery (ḥirāba) -- Apostasy (ridda) -- Homicide and bodily harm -- Ta'zīr -- Human rights and Sudanese Islamic criminal law -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"In 'The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan', Olaf Köndgen offers an in-depth analysis of the Sudan's Islamized penal codes of 1983 and 1991, their historical, political, and juridical context, their interpretation in the case law of the Supreme Court, and their practical application. He examines issues that arise in sharia criminal law, including homicide, bodily harm, unlawful sexual intercourse (zina, liwat), rape, unfounded accusation of unlawful sexual intercourse (qadhf), highway robbery (hiraba), apostasy (ridda), and alcohol consumption. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, a large number of previously untapped Supreme Court cases, and interviews with judges and politicians, Köndgen convincingly explains the multiple contradictions and often surprising aspects of one of the Arab world's longest lasting applications of codified sharia criminal law"--Back cover.
Series:
Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; volume 43
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