Citation

Munir M. Int. Rev. Red Cross (1999) 2008; 90(869): 71-89.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Committee of the Red Cross, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1816383108000040

PMID

unavailable

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 committing at least five crimes according to Islamic law, namely killing civilians, mutilating their bodies, violating the trust of enemy soldiers and civilians, committing suicide and destroying civilian objects or properties. The author examines such attacks from an Islamic jus in bello perspective.

Language: en