Contents:

Series Preface Introduction Part I General Principles of International Law: Islam and the modern law of nations, Majid Khadduri Siyar-ization and its discontents: international law and Islam's constitutional crisis, Christopher A. Ford The role of Islamic law in the contemporary world order, Ali Ahmad Islam and international law: toward a positive mutual engagement to realize shared ideals, Abdullahi A. Ahmed An-Na'im Islam and international law, Sheikh Wahbeh Al-Zuhili. Part II International Use of Force: Views of jihad throughout history, Asma Afsaruddin The Islamic perception of the use of force in the contemporary world, Said Mahmoudi Is there an Islamic ethic of humanitarian intervention?, Sohail H. Hashmi. Part III International Humanitarian Law: As-salamu alaykum? Humanitarian law in Islamic jurisprudence, Karima Bennoune Islam and international humanitarian law: from a clash to a conversation between civilizations, James Cockayne. Part IV International Terrorism: Is Osama bin Laden's 'fatwa urging jihad against Americans' dated 23 February 1998 justified by Islamic law?, T.R. Copinger-Symes Violence, September 11 and the interpretations of Islam, Katerina Dalacoura. Part V International Protection of Diplomats: Protection of diplomats under Islamic law, M. Cherif Bassiouni. Part VI International Environmental and Water Law: Islam and environmental ethics: tradition responds to contemporary challenges, Lisa Wersal Can there be a confluence? A comparative consideration of Western and Islamic fresh water law, Thomas Naff and Joseph Dellapenna. Part VII Universality of Human Rights: Islamic law/Shari'a, human rights, universal morality and international relations, Bassam Tibi Muslim voices in the human rights debate, Heiner Bielefeldt A new perspective on the universality debate: reverse moderate relativism in the Islamic context, Jason Morgan-Foster Islam and human rights: beyond the universality debate, Abdullahi An-Na'im. Part VIII Women's Rights: Women's rights in the Muslim world: reform or reconstruction?, Rebecca Barlow and Shahram Akbarzadeh Women's rights in Islam: towards a theoretical framework, Shaheen Sardar Ali Women's human rights in the Koran: an interpretive approach, Niaz A. Shah. Part IX Rights of the Child: The impact of Islamic Law on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: the plight of non-marital children under Shari'a, Safir Syed Religious legal traditions, Muslim states and the Convention on the Rights of the Child: an essay on the relevant UN documentation, Kamran Hashemi. Part X Rights of Religious Minorities: Accommodating religious identities in an Islamic state: international law, freedom of religion and the rights of religious minorities, Javaid Rehman Non-Muslims in the Islamic state: majority rule and minority rights, Mohamed Berween. Part XI State Practice: The search for human rights within an Islamic framework in Iran, Shadi Mokhtari: A macroscopic analysis of the practice of Muslim state parties to international human rights treaties: conflict or congruence?, Mashood A. Baderin Name index.