The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan by Köndgen, Olaf;

Penal Codes and Supreme Court Case Law under Numayr? and Bash?r

Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society; 43;

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Publisher BRILL
Date of Publication 9 November 2017

ISBN 9789004347434
Binding Hardback
No. of pages492 pages
Size 235x155 mm
Weight 333 g
Language English

In The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan, Olaf Köndgen offers an in-depth analysis of Islamic criminal law in the Sudan through the penal codes of 1983 and 1991; he examines their application and interpretations in the case law of the Sudan?s Supreme Court.

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In The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan, Olaf Köndgen offers an in-depth analysis of the Sudan?s Islamized penal codes of 1983 and 1991, their historical, political, and juridical context, their interpretation in the case law of the Supreme Court, and their practical application. He examines issues that arise in shar??a criminal law, including homicide, bodily harm, unlawful sexual intercourse (zin?, liw??), rape, unfounded accusation of unlawful sexual intercourse (qadhf), highway robbery (?ir?ba), apostasy (ridda), and alcohol consumption.

Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, a large number of previously untapped Supreme Court cases, and interviews with judges and politicians, Köndgen convincingly explains the multiple contradictions and often surprising aspects of one of the Arab world?s longest lasting applications of codified shar??a criminal law.

Olaf Köndgen won the DAVO Dissertation Prize 2014 for his Ph.D. thesis.

"This extremely well-documented study represents a milestone for the discussion of Islamic criminal law in the Muslim world as a whole and in the Sudan especially. Olaf Köndgen fills an academic void; his work deserves the greatest recognition, for its extraordinary quality, its thoroughness and systematic approach."
Prof. Günter Meyer, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

"[Olaf Köndgen] hat...eine Monographie vorgelegt, wie es keine zweite u?ber das islamische Strafrecht in einem heutigen Staat gibt. Er vergleicht die sudanesischen Strafgesetzbu?cher von 1983 und 1991 in Theorie und Praxis, in ihrem Verhältnis zum fiqh und in ihrer Interpretation durch die höchstrichterliche Rechtsprechung, alles eingebettet in eine Fu?lle von Bezu?gen zu Geschichte, Politik, Recht und sudanesischem Alltag. So ergibt sich ein dichtes, differenziertes und anschauliches Bild von einer Materie, die auf den ersten Blick eher spröde erscheint?.Dem Autor kann zu diesem gelungenen Werk nur gratuliert werden!"

Silvia Tellenbach in Zeitschrift für Islam und Recht 12 (2020), 137-141.

?[This book] presents a wealth of knowledge about the application of Islamic penal law in the Sudan.

For criminal law this book is on the order of Y. Linant de Bellefond?s work on comparative Islamic family and civil law.

Köndgen is to be congratulated [?] for achieving access to interviews with high-ranking justices.

[This book] serves as good teaching material for any future correcting of the application of Islamic law under a possibly new regime. It is a valuable historical documentation of thirty-five years of the state?s contradictory application of contradictory classical penal Islamic law in the Sudan.?

Christina Jones-Pauly in Journal of the American Oriental Society 140.4 (Oct-Dec 2020), 1019-1021.

?The organization of this book, its theoretical nuance, and its attention to case law make it one of the best publications on Islam in Sudan. One hopes for its translation into Arabic in order that it gain a wide readership.?

Asma M. Abdel Halim in The American Journal of Islam and Society 37:1-2 (2020), 137-139

doi: 10.35632/ajis.v37i1-2.853

?Köndgen?s comprehensive and detailed study constitutes a major achievement that opens a rare window into the doctrinal and judicial aspects of the Sudan?s Islamic criminal law. Its in-depth examination of the subject makes it a demanding, and ultimately rewarding read. The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan can be expected to become the main English language reference book on its subject.?
Lutz Oette in VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee 51.2 (2018), 288-291.
https://doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2018-2-288

?Olaf Köndgen nous offre une étude extr?mement approfondie, sinon exhaustive, de l?histoire autant décriée que méconnue de l?islamisation du droit pénal au Soudan, ? partir des années 1980. Cas d?étude particulier, il est en m?me temps exemple paradigmatique de ce phénom?ne d?islamisation du droit qui agite le monde musulman depuis un demi-si?cle. C?est en cette double qualité qu?il convient d?en faire la lecture.?

Baudouin Dupret in Droit et Société , 11 September 2018.

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction
The Study of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan
Research Questions
Sources Used
Structure

2 A Short History of Islamic Law in the Sudan
Law in the Funj Sultanate (1504&&&x2013;1821) and in D&&&x0101;r F&&&x016B;r (1640&&&x2013;1916)
The Centralization of Justice under Ottoman
-Egyptian Rule (1820&&&x2013;1881)
Shar&&&x012B;&&&x02BF;a of Its Own Kind: Islamic Jurisdiction under the Mahd&&&x012B; (1881&&&x2013;1898)
The Condominium and the Introduction of British
-Indian Law (1898&&&x2013;1956)
Discussions on the Islamization of Law (1952&&&x2013;1969)
Numayr&&&x012B; and the Islamization of the Sudanese Legal System (1969&&&x2013;1985)
Procrastination under Siw&&&x0101;r al
-Dhahab and &&&x1E62;&&&x0101;diq al
-Mahd&&&x012B; (1985&&&x2013;1989)
A Regime with an Agenda: al
-Bash&&&x012B;r and al
-Tur&&&x0101;b&&&x012B; Take Over (1989&&&x2013;)

3 Sources, Structures, Procedure, Evidence, and General Principles
Criminal Legislation
Enforcement and Procedure
General Principles in Sudanese Islamic Criminal Law
Sanctions

4 Unlawful Sexual Intercourse (Zin&&&x0101;) and Related Offenses
Zin&&&x0101; and Related Offenses in the fiqh
Zin&&&x0101; and Related Offenses in Sudanese Criminal Legislation
Zin&&&x0101; and Related Offenses in Supreme Court Case Law

5 Unfounded Accusation of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse (Qadhf)
Qadhf in Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh)
Qadhf in the Sudanese Penal Codes of 1983 and 1991
Punishment of Qadhf
Lapsing of Qadhf

6 Alcohol Consumption (shurb al
-khamr)
Definition and Punishment of Alcohol Consumption in the fiqh
The Definition of Alcohol Consumption in the Criminal Codes of 1983 and 1991
Punishment of Alcohol Consumption in the Criminal Codes of 1983 and 1991
The Lapsing of the &&&x1E24;add Penalty for Alcohol Consumption

7 &&&x1E24;add Theft (sariqa &&&x1E25;addiyya)
&&&x1E24;add Theft in the fiqh
&&&x1E24;add Theft in the Penal Code of 1983
&&&x1E24;add Theft in the Criminal Bill of 1988 and the Criminal Act of 1991

8 Highway Robbery (&&&x1E24;ir&&&x0101;ba)
&&&x1E24;ir&&&x0101;ba in the fiqh
&&&x1E24;ir&&&x0101;ba in the Penal Code of 1983
&&&x1E24;ir&&&x0101;ba in the Criminal Act of 1991

9 Apostasy (ridda)
Apostasy in the fiqh
Apostasy in the Penal Code of 1983
Apostasy in the Criminal Act of 1991

10 Homicide and Bodily Harm
Homicide and Bodily Harm in the fiqh
Homicide, Bodily Harm, and Their Punishment before and after the Penal Code of 1983
Homicide, Bodily Harm, and Their Punishment in the Criminal Act of 1991

11 Ta&&&x02BF;z&&&x012B;r
Ta&&&x02BF;z&&&x012B;r in the fiqh
Ta&&&x02BF;z&&&x012B;r in the Penal Codes of 1983 and the Criminal Act of 1991

12 Human Rights and Sudanese Islamic Criminal Law
Survey of Human Rights Violations
Survey of Severe Shar&&&x012B;&&&x02BF;a Penalties

13 Conclusion
Development in Legislation
Development in Procedure and Evidence
Supreme Court Case Law
Political and Historical Factors
Final Thoughts

Glossary of Arabic Legal Terms
References
Sudanese Laws and Legislative Projects
List of Quoted Supreme Court Cases
Index