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3 - Piracy and Its Legal Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2019

Hassan S. Khalilieh
Hassan S. Khalilieh
Affiliation:
University of Haifa, Israel
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Chapter 3 deals with piracy and its legal, financial, and social implications; the discussion revolves around the factors fostering piracy and the methods employed to combat and reduce sea robbery, punishment, and the socioeconomic and cultural impacts of piracy on humankind. Designating pirates as common enemies of all mankind, jurists urged their fellow Muslims to exercise no tolerance toward their actions and commended combating piracy as even more meritorious than fighting in the Cause of God (jihad). A pirate taking part in jihad would not mitigate his divine punishments or abrogate his victim’s rights.
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Islamic Law of the Sea
Freedom of Navigation and Passage Rights in Islamic Thought
 , pp. 170 - 213
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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