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Islamic criminal law in Northern Nigeria : politics, religion, judicial practice /

In 2000 and 2001, twelve northern states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria introduced Islamic criminal law as one of a number of measures aiming at "reintroducing the shari'a." Immediately after its adoption, defendants were sentenced to death by stoning or to amputation of the hand....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weimann, Gunnar J.
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:Dutch
Published: Amsterdam : Vossiuspers UvA, an imprint of Amsterdam University Press, ©2010.
Series:UvA proefschriften.
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Online Access:Texto completo