Islamic legal maxims for attainment of maqasid-al-shari‘ah in criminal law: reflections on the implications for Muslim women in the tension between Shari‘ah and western law

The legal procedural system of Islamic criminal law has been criticised, either constructively or destructively, over a period of time. Some of the most recent cases in the twenty- fi rst century are the cases of Safiyyatu of Sokoto State and Amina of Kastina State of Nigeria respectively, who were...

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Main Author: Zakariyah, Luqman
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
English
Published: Springer 2012
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