Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Durham University, 2015) issued under title: Relocating transitional justice from international law to Muslim-majority legal systems : concepts, approaches and ways forward. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Transitional justice between International Law and local norms -- Localising the International Law framework of transitional justice in Muslim-majority societies : theoretical and methodological considerations -- Legal truths, judicial rituals and transitional justice -- The right to truth in International Law -- Islamic Law in the legal systems of Muslim-majority societies -- Transitional truth seeking and the right to truth in Muslim-majority legal systems -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"With a unique transitional justice perspective on the Arab Spring, this book assesses the relocation of transitional justice from the international paradigm to Islamic legal systems. The Arab uprisings and new and old conflicts in the Middle East, North Africa and other contexts where Islam is a prominent religion have sparked an interest in localising transitional justice in the legal systems of Muslim-majority communities to uncover the truth about past abuse and ensure accountability for widespread human rights violations. This raises pressing questions around how the international paradigm of transitional justice, and in particular its truth-seeking aims, might be implemented and adapted to local settings characterised by Muslim majority populations, and at the same time drawing from relevant norms and principles of Islamic law. This book offers a critical analysis of the relocation of transitional justice from the international paradigm to the legal systems of Muslim-majority societies in light of the inherently pluralistic realities of these contexts. It also investigates synergies between international law and Islamic law in furthering truth-seeking, the formation of collective memories and the victims' right to know the truth, as key aims of the international paradigm of transitional justice and broadly supported by the shari'ah. This book will be a useful reference for scholars, practitioners and policymakers seeking to better understand the normative underpinnings of (potential) transitional truth-seeking initiatives in the legal systems of Muslim-majority societies. At the same time, it also proposes a more critical and creative way of thinking about the challenges and opportunities of localising transitional justice in contexts where the principles and ideas of Islamic law carry different meanings"-- Provided by publisher.
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