International Law Final Study Guide Overview I. International Criminal Law and the International Criminal Court (Dixon Ch. 6) II. Islamic Law and International Law (Powell Ch. 2) III. Similar or Different?: Islamic Dispute Resolution (Powell Ch. 3-4) IV.

International Law Final Study Guide Overview I. International Criminal Law and the International Criminal Court (Dixon Ch. 6) II. Islamic Law and International Law (Powell Ch. 2) III. Similar or Different?: Islamic Dispute Resolution (Powell Ch. 3-4) IV. Islam, Sovereignty, Territorial Disputes (Powell Ch. 5) V. Islamic Law at the ICJ (Powell Ch. 6) VI. 60 MC questions Islamic International Law: I. Islamic legal tradition A. embraces more characteristics than “Islamic law” of the way that justice is carried out in Islamic law states (ILS) B. incorporates written letter of the law but also culture of morality, justice, practice of law C. more embracing/broad concept II. Comparative International Law A. emphasizes the reality of international law B. understands international law as being practiced, understood, taught, and conceptualized differently in different parts of the world 1. different conceptions of justice, culture, religion C. includes Islamic international law under its umbrella III. Islamic Law States (ILS) Requirements A. 30 states B. an identifiable substantial segment of the legal system is charged with obligatory implementation of Islamic law 1. Islamic law must play an important role in the state’s laws C. Muslims must represent at least 50% of the population IV. Sources of Islamic Law A. Qur’an 1. the main source of Islamic law 2. revealed to Prophet Muhammad a) revealed not at once, but over time (1) a series of revelations from God given to Prophet Muhammad from Angel Gabriel b) Muhammad born in 570 (1) revelations began when he was around 40 and then continued throughout the rest of his life 3. considered to be the word of God 4. source for legal norms