Vanhullebusch, Matthias, <br/><br/>War and law in the Islamic world / by Matthias Vanhullebusch.  - Leiden ;  Boston :  Brill Nijhoff,  [2015]  - 1 electronic resource (xix, 281 pages).  - Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series,  v. 8  1871-2894 ; . - Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ;  v. 8. .<br/><br/> Based on author's thesis (doctoral) - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2011. <br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and indexes. <br/><br/>Principles of protection in warfare under Islamic law of war -- Principles of protection in warfare under international humanitarian law -- The "western" self and the other -- The "Islamic" self and the other -- The structure of the legal arguments in Islamic law of war -- The structure of the legal arguments in international humanitarian law. <br/><br/> A three-part investigation on the origins and evolving roles that Islamic law and international humanitarian law have played in regulating conflict and violence, War and Law in the Islamic World brings to light legal and policy complexities that plague modern-day armed conflict in the region. <br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004298248 900429824X 9004298258 9789004298255 <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>War (Islamic law)<br/>Guerre (Droit islamique)<br/>International humanitarian law<br/>LAW--International.<br/>War (Islamic law)<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KBP2416