Islamic State Practices, International Law and the Threat from Terrorism

Javaid Rehman is a Professor of International Law at Brunel University, UK.

• Introductory Reflections and the Scope of the Study Chapter 1: The Sources of Sharia and the Ethos of 'Islamic' Identity Chapter 2: The Sharia and Siyar in the Development of the Law of Nations Chapter 3: Conceptualising Terrorism in the International Legal Order Chapter 4: Hostage-Taking in International Law and Terrorism against 'Internationally Protected Persons' Chapter 5: Aerial and Maritime Terrorism Chapter 6: Financing of International Terrorism Chapter 7: OIC and the Approaches towards International Terrorism Chapter 8: Concluding Observations

...the author gives a deep but easy to read introduction to Islamic law, which is also useful and understandable for those who have no knowledge about it...The book gives a broad view of terrorism, balancing a political perspective on the processes which led to the adoption of the main conventions with a juridical approach that analyses the relevant provisions and the consequences for their application. The author also introduces general concepts of international law, which are extremely useful to understand the phenomenon. Sara de Vido Criminal Law Forum Vol 18, No 2, 2007 This type of scholarship is very much needed and would be welcomed in the present climate as a means of providing a rounded rather than a one-sided approach to the relationship between Islamic and international norms. Mashood Baderin, University of the West of England African Journal of International and Comparative Law December 2005 There is much in the book to be admired. It is accessible to the non-specialist in public international law, terrorism, and Islam...It is well researched...and was an enjoyable and interesting read, not to say a most timely one. Urfan Khaliq Journal of Law and Society, Vol 33, No 2 June 2006 ...offers a much-needed challenge to commonly held views regarding Islam's relationship with terrorism. Sameer Ahmed Yale Journal of International Law Issue 32 (2007)