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Suicide attacks and Islamic law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2008

Muhammad Munir
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Abstract

Suicide attacks are a recurrent feature of many conflicts. Whereas warfare heroism and martyrdom are allowed in certain circumstances in times of war, a suicide bomber might be committing at least five crimes according to Islamic law, namely killing civilians, mutilating their bodies, violating the trust of enemy soldiers and civilians, committing suicide and destroying civilian objects or properties. The author examines such attacks from an Islamic jus in bello perspective.

Type
Humanitarian law and action
Information
International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 90 , Issue 869: Conflict in Iraq II , March 2008 , pp. 71 - 89
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 2008

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