War and law in the Islamic world / by Matthias Vanhullebusch.

Based on author's thesis (doctoral) - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-262) and indexes.

Introduction -- Principles of Protection in Warfare under Islamic Law of War -- Principles of Protection in Warfare under International Humanitarian Law -- The “Western” Self and the Other -- The “Islamic” Self and the Other -- The Structure of the Legal Arguments in Islamic Law of War -- The Structure of the Legal Arguments in International Humanitarian Law -- Conclusion.

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Armed conflict, today, has diverged from war as it was known in generations past, and from this, has tested the means by which conflicts and violence are regulated. Written with an eye to a region plagued by such conflicts, War and Law in the Islamic World examines the origins and roles that two distinct systems of governance – Islamic law and international humanitarian law – have played in conflicts past and present. Meant equally for the scholar or student, this book presents the legal and policy complexities of today’s conflicts in a new light through its careful and well-researched investigation of the past and the present. This title is now listed in the International Humanitarian Law Bibliography: https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/2015/biblio-2015-3.pdf