Islamic State as a Legal Order

This book explores the legal dimension of the Islamic State, an aspect which has hitherto been neglected in the literature. It will be of interest to students and academics in the fields of Law, International Relations, Political Sciences, Terrorism Studies, Religion and Middle Eastern Studies.

Autorentext

Federico Lorenzo Ramaioli is an Italian diplomat and lawyer, presently serving as Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Italian Republic in Doha (Qatar). He already served as Consul of the Italian Republic in Freiburg (Germany). Previously, he cooperated for three years with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan in the fields of philosophy of law and legal methodology. His main publications include monographs and articles in academic journals, mainly dealing with the legal and philosophical perspectives of the Far East and the Muslim world.

Inhalt

Introduction: ISIS as the Expression of a Legal Order 1. About ISIS 2. About Shar a 3. Shar a and ISIS 4. No Law but Islam: A Theory of Exclusivity 5. No Single Rule Left Out: Integrally Shar a 6. Voting on God's Will: Immediateness and Mediation 7. Striving on the Straight Path: Jih d 8. A New Land of Islam: Reestablishing the Caliphate 9. Reinventing Spatiality: A Return to Universalism Conclusion: ISIS Between Shar a and Globalization