Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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

Reviews

...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
*Criminal Law Forum*

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.
*African Journal of International and Comparative Law*

…offers a much-needed challenge to commonly held views regarding Islam's relationship with terrorism.
*Yale Journal of International Law, Issue 32*