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Arab States and the Role of Islam in the International Criminal Court

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This article assesses the various disagreements between Arab and western states that surfaced at the 1998 Rome Conference and Preparatory Commission. It also discusses the relationship between state repression and cultural adaptation by examining the undeveloped domestic criminal systems of Arab states and the ambiguous role played by shariah (Islamic law) in the constitutions of many of them. It argues two main points: that more mutual accommodation will be needed to resolve these and future conflicts between Islamic and international law; and that such conflicts between the ICC and Arab states expose the need for further cultural adaptation to the ICC Statute. It is out of this process of cultural adaptation that the relationship between Islam and serious international crimes will evolve.

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  • Steven C. Roach, 2005. "Arab States and the Role of Islam in the International Criminal Court," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 53(1), pages 143-161, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:53:y:2005:i:1:p:143-161
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00521.x
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