The responses of the West to the introduction of shari’a in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.12775/SIT.2014.023Keywords
Shari’a, northern Nigeria, punishmentAbstract
In 2000 and in 2001 twelve states of Northern Nigeria reintroduced shari’a criminal law. New Shari’a Penal Codes included punishments for hudud offences: capital punishment by stoning, amputation and flogging. Trials of women accused of adultery gained media attention in some western countries. Citizens of these countries organized letter writing campaigns to assert pressure on Nigerian politicians and shari’a courts. Experts and Nigerian NGOs argue that this type of intervention can be inefficient and may even put in danger both defendants and local activists.
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