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Self-defense in Islamic and International Law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the Invasion of Iraq 2008th Edition
Author(s): N. Shah (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: April 24, 2008
- Edition: 2008th
- Language: English
- Print length: 205 pages
- ISBN-10: 0230606180
- ISBN-13: 9780230606180
Book Description
The book argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible. Al-Qaeda’s declaration of Jihad does not meet the Islamic legal test. Similarly, the invasion of Iraq does meet the international legal test.
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About the Author
NIAZ A. SHAH received his PhD from Queen’s University, Belfast, UK and a Certificate in International Human Rights Law from University of Nottingham.
