The Concept of War and Peace in Islamic Law

ABSTRACT

This research work significantly examines a very interesting area of Islamic law. It is the portion of Islamic law which relate to war and peace. The study focuses on the desire to make a significant contribution to the modern law of Nations, which features inter-alia classical Islamic jurisprudential works and the organizational layout of the work with the justification of the study. As a matter of essence, the work emphasizes global peace and security against the current international hostilities and intra- national conflicts. To achieve peace and security, Treaties with rules governing the conduct of hostilities and the restrictions placed on war by the Law are prescribed in this research work. In the final analysis, from the findings of this study, observations and recommendations are made as the author’s contribution to the knowledge of International Law and humanity in general.

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