The application of Islamic criminal law in northern Nigeria

This paper gives an overview of the history of the application of Islamic criminal law in northern Nigeria, and the programs of 'sharia implementation' begun by twelve northern states in 1999-2000. The new Islamic criminal law statutes enacted by the twelve sharia states are then described...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Afrique contemporaine 2009-01, Vol.231, p.245-264
Hauptverfasser:	Dekker, Albert, Ostien, Philip
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Courts Criminal law Imprisonment Islamic law Law Law enforcement Nigeria Sentences
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