Sharī`a and ‘natural justice’: the implementation of Islamic criminal law in British India and colonial Nigeria
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| Publication date | 2009 |
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| Book title | Islamica: studies in memory of Holger Preißler (1943-2006) |
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| Series | Journal of Semitic studies. Supplement, 26 |
| Pages (from-to) | 127-149 |
| Publisher | Oxford: Oxford University Press |
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| Abstract | Whenever colonial powers took over Muslim territory, sharī`a criminal law was abolished and replaced by Western style penal codes, modified to fit the colonial situation. There are, however, two exceptions: British India (until 1861) and colonial Nigeria until independence. Here sharī`a criminal law was left in force with some adaptations and under the control of the colonial authorities. This article analyses why this was done and how sharī`a was applied in practice. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
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