Islamic criminal law in Northern Nigeria : politics, religion, judicial practice /

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Author / Creator:	Weimann, Gunnar J.
Imprint:	Amsterdam : Vossiuspers UvA, an imprint of Amsterdam University Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (204 pages)
Language:	Dutch
Series:	UvA proefschriften UvA proefschriften.
Subject:	Criminal law (Islamic law) -- Nigeria. Criminal law (Islamic law) Nigeria. Electronic books. Academic theses. Academic theses.
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11247054

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ISBN:	9789048514526 9048514525 9056296558 9789056296551 1282985132 9781282985131
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200). Summary in Dutch and English. Print version record.
Summary:	In 2000 and 2001, twelve northern states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria introduced Islamic criminal law as one of a number of measures aiming at "reintroducing the shari'a." Immediately after its adoption, defendants were sentenced to death by stoning or to amputation of the hand. Apart from a few well publicised trials, however, the number and nature of cases tried under Islamic criminal law are little known. Based on a sample of trials, the present thesis discusses the introduction of Islamic criminal law and the evolution of judicial practice within the regions historical, cultural, political and religious context. The introduction of Islamic criminal law was initiated by politicians and supported by Muslim reform groups, but its potential effects were soon mitigated on higher judicial levels and aspects of the law were contained by local administrators.
Other form:	Print version: Weimann, Gunnar J. Islamic criminal law in Northern Nigeria. Amsterdam : Amsterdam Vossiuspers UvA, an imprint of Amsterdam University Press, ©2010 9789056296551

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