Reforming Hudud ordinances to reconcile Islamic criminal law with international human rights law

International human rights laws are grossly violated by the hudud ordinances, with their extremely cruel punishments, including stoning for adultery, beheading for apostasy, and amputation for theft. Pakistan, Sudan, Brunei Darussalam and Saudi Arabia, for example, follow the doctrines of the four m...

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Main Author: Gabriel, Mark A
Other Authors: Amien, Waheeda
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23724