Suicide Attacks and Islamic Law

International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 90, No. 869, March 2008

19 Pages Posted: 1 Apr 2011

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Muhammad Munir

International Islamic University, Islamabad - Department of Law

Date Written: March 2008

Abstract

Suicide attacks are a recurrent feature of many conflicts. Whereas warfare heroism and martyrdom are allowed in certain circumstances in times of war, a suicide bomber might be commiting at least five crimes according to Islamic law, namely killing civilians, mutilating their bodies, violating the trust of the enemy soldiers and civilians, committing suicide and destroying civilian objects or properties. The author examines such attacks from an Islamic jus in bello perspective.

Keywords: suicide attacks, perfidy, ruse, treachery, heroism, Islamic jus in bello, non-combatant immunity, reprisal

Suggested Citation

Munir, Muhammad, Suicide Attacks and Islamic Law (March 2008). International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 90, No. 869, March 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1482105

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