The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law

The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law

The right of self-defense under Islamic law (Shariah) distinguishes between two concepts: private and public defense. In this article, legal and practical manifestations of the contemporary legal issue of private defense in the case of physical assaults made by non-accountable (mukallaf) offenders,...

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Main Authors: Owaydhah, Khalid A., Mohd Yunus, Mohamad Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:
HQ1101 Women. Feminism
KBP Islamic Law
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spelling iium-593932018-03-17T09:20:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59393/ The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law Owaydhah, Khalid A. Mohd Yunus, Mohamad Ismail HQ1101 Women. Feminism KBP Islamic Law The right of self-defense under Islamic law (Shariah) distinguishes between two concepts: private and public defense. In this article, legal and practical manifestations of the contemporary legal issue of private defense in the case of physical assaults made by non-accountable (mukallaf) offenders, such as minors and insane persons are focused. Aside from that, this article also analyses the use of private defense to protect the chastity of a woman. The four conditions to exercise the right of private defense are highlighted. In order to explore the effects of private defense, the significance of keeping the lawful measures and exceeding the right of self-defense are also discussed. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59393/1/59393_The%20Right%20of%20Private%20Defense.pdf Owaydhah, Khalid A. and Mohd Yunus, Mohamad Ismail (2017) The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law. IIUM Law Journal, 25 (2). pp. 257-270. ISSN 2289-7852 http://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/article/view/317
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topic HQ1101 Women. Feminism
KBP Islamic Law
spellingShingle HQ1101 Women. Feminism
KBP Islamic Law
Owaydhah, Khalid A.
Mohd Yunus, Mohamad Ismail
The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law
description The right of self-defense under Islamic law (Shariah) distinguishes between two concepts: private and public defense. In this article, legal and practical manifestations of the contemporary legal issue of private defense in the case of physical assaults made by non-accountable (mukallaf) offenders, such as minors and insane persons are focused. Aside from that, this article also analyses the use of private defense to protect the chastity of a woman. The four conditions to exercise the right of private defense are highlighted. In order to explore the effects of private defense, the significance of keeping the lawful measures and exceeding the right of self-defense are also discussed.
format Article
author Owaydhah, Khalid A.
Mohd Yunus, Mohamad Ismail
author_facet Owaydhah, Khalid A.
Mohd Yunus, Mohamad Ismail
author_sort Owaydhah, Khalid A.
title The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law
title_short The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law
title_full The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law
title_fullStr The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law
title_full_unstemmed The right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under Islamic law
title_sort right of private defense against non-accountable offenders and in defense of the chastity of women under islamic law
publisher IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/59393/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/59393/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/59393/1/59393_The%20Right%20of%20Private%20Defense.pdf
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