TY - BOOK ID - 77934822 TI - The application of Islamic criminal law in Pakistan PY - 2009 SN - 1282400665 9786612400667 9047425723 9789047425724 9789004172258 9004172254 9781282400665 6612400668 PB - Leiden Boston DB - UniCat KW - Blood money (Islamic law) KW - Criminal justice, Administration of (Islamic law) KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Islamic law KW - Punishment (Islamic law) KW - Reparation (Criminal justice) KW - Reparation (Islamic law) KW - Droit pénal (Droit islamique) KW - Justice pénale KW - Peines (Droit islamique) KW - Prix du sang (Droit islamique) KW - Réparation (Droit islamique) KW - Réparation (Droit) KW - Dīyah (Islamic law) KW - Diyat (Islamic law) KW - Administration of criminal justice KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Crime KW - Criminal law KW - Criminals KW - Compensation for victims of crime KW - Criminal restitution KW - Reparation KW - Restitution (Criminal justice) KW - Restitution for victims of crime KW - Remedies (Law) KW - Administration KW - Law and legislation KW - Droit islamique KW - Administration (Droit islamique) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77934822 AB - No legal system in the world has aroused as much public interest as Sharia. However, the discourse around Sharia law is largely focussed on its development and the theories, principles and rules that inform it. Less attention has been given to studying the consequences of its operation, particularly in the area of Islamic criminal law. Even fewer studies explore the actual practice of Islamic criminal law in contemporary societies. This book aims to fill these gaps in our understanding of Sharia law in practice. It deals specifically with the consequences of enforcing Islamic criminal law in Pakistan, providing an in-depth and critical analysis of the application of the Islamic law of Qisas and Diyat (retribution and blood money) in the Muslim world today. The empirical evidence adduced more broadly demonstrates the complications of applying traditional Sharia in a modern state. ER -