Islamic Jus ad Bellum and the Modern Trend in the Use of Force
jus ad bellum is a principle of international law that deals with rules governing the
right of parties to engage in war. This body of rules is meant to determine the
legitimacy, justification or otherwise of a war. However, this principle has been
misconceived and misconceptualised from Islamic international law perspective.
Western writers in particular often portray Islamic jus ad bellum in a bad image by
asserting that some verses of the Quran instigate Muslims to engage in violent
activities that threatens world peace. As such, this paper analysis Islamic jus ad
bellum and relates it with the realities of the modern international law in relation to
the use of force in carrying out international relations. The paper posits that Islamic
jus ad bellum has justification for the use of force just as the United Nations Charter
provides a widow for defensive war. The paper recommended that both western
writers and dogmatic scholars of Islamic law should appreciate that Islamic jus ad
bellum could be explained in the light of the modern international law on the use
of force since.
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