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The Taliban courts in Afghanistan : waging war by law / Adam Baczko ; translated by Henry W. Randolph.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191998386.Uniform titles: Guerre par le droit. English Subject(s): Justice, Administration of -- Afghanistan | Islamic courts -- Afghanistan | Taliban
| Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198896777DDC classification: 347.58101 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: How did the Taliban gain the trust of the Afghan population through decades of conflict? How did they put themselves in a position to regulate social relations? And with what consequences for Afghan society? This book explores how the Taliban used the law as a resource in its conflict with militarily and technologically superior Western armies.
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Translated from the French.
This edition also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How did the Taliban gain the trust of the Afghan population through decades of conflict? How did they put themselves in a position to regulate social relations? And with what consequences for Afghan society? This book explores how the Taliban used the law as a resource in its conflict with militarily and technologically superior Western armies.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 17, 2023).