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Universality in International Law Beyond the European: An Islamic Law Perspective (2024)
Book Chapter
Baderin, M. (2024). Universality in International Law Beyond the European: An Islamic Law Perspective. In I. Aral, & J. d'Aspremont (Eds.), International Law and Universality (211-238). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198899419.003.0013

While universality is a necessary corollary of international law, its global effectiveness is hampered by its apparent Eurocentric essentialism. Consequently, many states of the Global South, especially in the Muslim world, often perceive internation... Read More about Universality in International Law Beyond the European: An Islamic Law Perspective.

Evaluating Boko Haram’s War Within the Islamic Legal Framework (2024)
Thesis
Bulama Bukarti, A. Evaluating Boko Haram’s War Within the Islamic Legal Framework. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study scrutinises the justifications and conduct of Boko Haram’s war through the lens of Islamic laws of war, aiming to ascertain the group’s legal status and the corresponding treatment it warrants. Employing desk-based Islamic legal research m... Read More about Evaluating Boko Haram’s War Within the Islamic Legal Framework.

Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco (2024)
Thesis
Sanusi, S. L. A. Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the subject of codification of Islamic Family Law as an instrument of social reform in Muslim-majority countries, taking an ongoing exercise in Kano State, northern Nigeria, as a case study. The question of women’s rights and gen... Read More about Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco.