In today’s New York Times Magazine, constitutional law expert Noah Feldman examines the challenges to Islam’s claim to govern according to divine will. Feldman asks, “Can Shariah provide the necessary resources for such a rethinking of the judicial role?” His assessment: ”In its essence, Shariah aspires to be a law that applies equally to every human, great or small, ruler or ruled. No one is above it, and everyone at all times is bound by it. But the history of Shariah also shows that the ideals of the rule of law cannot be implemented in a vacuum. For that, a state needs actually effective institutions, which must be reinforced by regular practice and by the recognition of actors within the system that they have more to gain by remaining faithful to its dictates than by deviating from them.”
Go to article from today’s New York Times Magazine (via ProQuest and NMH Virtual Desktop)
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