Shows that the shari'a and Islamic law are compatible with contemporary international human rights laws and norms, and appropriate for use in Muslim societies.

M. Cherif Bassiouni is Emeritus Professor of Law at DePaul University College of Law and President of the International Human Rights Law Institute. He is also President of the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences in Syracuse, Italy. In addition to authoring and editing 71 books, he has authored 266 journal articles. He has been published in numerous languages, including Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish. His work has been cited by the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the United States Supreme Court, and other supreme courts.

1. The shari'a, Islamic law (Fiqh), and legal methods (Ilm U¿l al-Fiqh); 2. The postulates of human rights and the place of justice in Islam; 3. The Islamic criminal justice system; 4. Islamic international law and international humanitarian law; 5. The shari'a, Islamic law, and contemporary post-conflict and transitional justice; Appendix A. Chronology of significant dates in the history of Islam; Appendix B. Armed conflicts involving Muslim states; Appendix C. Statute of the international court of justice; Appendix D. The Cairo declaration on human rights in Islam; Appendix E. Convention of the organisation of the Islamic conference on combating international terrorism.