Month: June 2015

A Comparison between International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Laws of War: The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) and Treatment Towards Prisoners of War in Syria

DISCLAIMER BEFORE YOU READ FURTHER! 1. This is originally a dissertation I submitted to obtain my Masters Degree at the University of Edinburgh in 2014. 2. The original title was “A Comparison Between Islamic Laws of War and International Humanitarian Law with Reference to the Present Armed Conflict in Syria”. However, as discussions with my

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: International Law Class A and Class B

Assalaamu’alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh. Dear beloved and respected students of international law, both Class A and B. Through this blog post I wish to announce both the answers and achieved scores of the final exams of our class. I have submitted your final grades to the IUP office today (June 17th) at around 3pm, which consists

Hukum Umum dan Hukum Islam: Beberapa Keserupaan dalam Kaidah

Assalaamu’alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh Jadi saya ceritanya sedang iseng mencoba belajar Ushul Fiqih, dengan buku karya Shaykh al-Uthaymeen. Makin ke tengah saya makin nggak mudeng, rupanya memang butuh dibantu oleh orang yang paham. Akan tetapi, saat dipelajari, paling tidak ada yang masuk lah sedikit-sedikit. Ternyata, yang saya temukan adalah bahwa ada berbagai kesamaan asas antara kaidah