Islamic State as a Legal Order: To Have No Law but Islam, between Shari’a and Globalization

This book explores the legal dimension of the Islamic State, analyzing its potential legal order based on its literary materials. It is of interest to students and academics in Law, International Relations, Political Sciences, Terrorism Studies, Religion, and Middle Eastern Studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 218 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the legal dimension of the Islamic State (ISIS), a topic that has been largely overlooked in the literature. Analyzing ISIS's dystopian experience, which was intended as a short-lived territorial and political governance, from various perspectives, including geopolitical, social, and religious ones, the book sheds light on its legal aspects. However, its legal dimension has been inadequately addressed, relying on both the Islamic and Western legal traditions as a point of reference.

In this book, ISIS is examined as the manifestation of a potential but unrealized legal order. Rather than categorizing ISIS according to international law's standards and criteria, such as its potential statehood or proto-statehood, the book focuses on analyzing ISIS's own legal awareness, based on its literary materials. These materials, primarily propagandistic in nature, provide valuable insights into the kind of legal order that ISIS aimed to establish.

The book is of interest to students and academics in the fields of law, international relations, political sciences, terrorism studies, religion, and Middle Eastern studies. It offers a valuable contribution to our understanding of the complex legal challenges posed by ISIS and its impact on the global landscape.

Weight: 338g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032202624