Sharia and National Law in Muslim Countries

Tensions and Opportunities for Dutch and EU Foreign Policy

Author: Jan Michiel Otto

9789087280482 OTTO

About this book

The relationship between ‘Islam and the West’ has become a central issue in international relations. Recently, an overwhelmingly negative view of sharia has developed in the West, in response to reported events, notably in Iran and Saudi Arabia, to terrorist attacks by Islamists, and also encouraged by certain Western opinion leaders. A range of misconceptions about what sharia actually means and how it relates to national law in Muslim countries, both in theory and practice, has contributed to foreign policies that are confrontational rather than pragmatic. This Research and Policy Note identifies key features, problems and approaches of sharia-based law and links them to foreign policy. This is a vital contribution towards the development of a well-informed, coherent, explicit long-term foreign policy towards the Muslim world. Since strengthening the Rule of Law, including human rights, should be an element of such policy, this worl addresses the relationship between sharia and the Rule of Law.

 

Jan Michiel Otto is professor of law and governance in developing countries at Leiden University, and director of the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Development.

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Format: Paperback

Pages: 48

ISBN Print: 9789087280482

ISBN ePUB: 9789048520701

ISBN ePDF: 9789048506101

Published: 14 August 2008

Language: English

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