Al-Dawoody examines the justifications and regulations for going to war in both international and domestic armed conflicts under Islamic law. He studies the various kinds of use of force by both state and non-state actors in order to determine the nature of the Islamic law of war.

Autorentext
AHMED AL-DAWOODY is a Lecturer in the Department of Islamic Studies in English at Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

Inhalt
War during the Prophet's Lifetime The Justifications of War in the Qur'an Judicial Justifications for War Islamic International Humanitarian Law Internal Hostilities and Terrorism