Democratization and Islamic Law

Democratization and Islamic Law
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Publisher : Campus Verlag
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 9783593382562
ISBN-13 : 3593382563
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Book Synopsis Democratization and Islamic Law by : Johannes Harnischfeger

Download or read book Democratization and Islamic Law written by Johannes Harnischfeger and published by Campus Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When democracy was introduced to Nigeria in 1999, one-third of its federal states declared that they would be governed by sharia, or Islamic law. This work argues that such a break with secular constitutional traditions in a multireligious country can have disastrous consequences


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