Democratization and Islamic Law

Author	: Johannes Harnischfeger
Publisher	: Campus Verlag
Total Pages	: 284
Release	: 2008
ISBN-10	: 9783593382562
ISBN-13	: 3593382563
Rating	: 4/5 (62 Downloads)

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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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