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oapen-20.500.12657-328722024-02-08T13:14:03Z Sharia and National Law in Muslim Countries Otto, Jan Michiel islamic world sharia foreign politics sociology law Human rights Muslim world Rule of law bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues::LAQ Law & society 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. 2016-02-04 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:21:18Z 2020-04-01T14:21:18Z 2008 book 595098 OCN: 1030815535 9789087280482 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32872 eng Law, Governance, and Development application/pdf n/a 595098.pdf http://www.lup.nl/product/sharia-and-national-law-in-muslim-countries/ Leiden University Press 10.26530/OAPEN_595098 10.26530/OAPEN_595098 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 9789087280482 open access
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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.
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