LAW: Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century

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LAW Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century, by Rudolph Peters. Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. xi + 190 pages. Maps. Gloss, to p. 196. Bibl. to p. 207. Further reading to p. 211. Index to p. 219. $70 cloth; $27.99 paper.

This second book in the series Themes in Islamic Law, like the first,1 is a significant contribution to the subject that serves both as an accessible introduction for those new to the field, as well as a detailed study that will satisfy the needs of scholars and experts. The author explains the main jurisprudential principles of Islamic criminal law and procedure and …