Sharia and national law in Muslim countries tensions and opportunities for Dutch and EU foreign policy /

• Main Author: Otto, Jan Michiel, 1952-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, c2008.
• Series: Law, governance, and development. Research & policy notes.
• Subjects: Islam and politics.; Islam > Iran.; Islam > Saudi Arabia.; Buitenlandse politiek.; Islamitisch recht.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.; Islamic countries > Foreign relations > Europe.; Europe > Foreign relations > Islamic countries.; Electronic books.
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Offers a vital contribution towards the development of a well-informed, coherent, explicit long-term foreign policy towards the Muslim world.

Table of Contents:

• Views and Assumptions about Sharia and theirImplications for Foreign Policy; Sharia: A Fixed Set of Norms that AreExclusively Binding upon all Muslims?; The Islamisation of Law? Identifying the MainTrend and Responding to It; Addressing the Question of (In)Compatibility ofSharia-based Law with National and InternationalRule of Law Standards, Particularly RegardingHuman Rights?; Coming Up with a Framework for Foreign Policytowards the Muslim World; General Preconditions for a Foreign Policytowards Muslim Countries; Notes; References.