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Book/Printed Material Laws criminalizing apostasy in selected jurisdictions

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Title

  • Laws criminalizing apostasy in selected jurisdictions

Names

  • Goitom, Hanibal, compiler
  • Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center, 2014.

Contents

  • Comparative summary - Afghanistan -- Algeria -- Bahrain -- Brunei -- Egypt -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Jordan -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Libya -- Mauritania -- Morocco -- Oman -- Pakistan -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia -- Sudan -- Syria -- Tunisia -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen.

Headings

  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Islamic countries--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Afghanistan--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Algeria--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Bahrain--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Brunei--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Egypt--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Indonesia--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Iran--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Iraq--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Jordan--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Kuwait--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Lebanon--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Libya--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Mauritania--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Morocco--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Oman--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Pakistan--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Qatar--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Saudi Arabia--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Sudan--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Syria--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Tunisia--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--United Arab Emirates--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy--Law and legislation--Yemen--Criminal provisions
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Afghanistan
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Algeria
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Bahrain
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Brunei
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Egypt
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Indonesia
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Iran
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Iraq
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Jordan
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Kuwait
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Lebanon
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Libya
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Mauritania
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Morocco
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Oman
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Pakistan
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Qatar
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Saudi Arabia
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Sudan
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Syria
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Tunisia
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--United Arab Emirates
  • -  Apostasy (Islamic law)--Yemen

Notes

  • -  "June 2014"
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.

Medium

  • 15 pages ; 28 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KMC982.O34 L39 2014
  • Z663.5 .L3814 2014

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014434112

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Law Library Of Congress, U.S.. Global Legal Research Directorate. Laws Criminalizing Apostasy in Selected Jurisdictions. composeds by Goitom, Hanibaliler [Washington, D.C.: The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center, 2014] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014434112/.

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Law Library Of Congress, U. S. G. L. R. D. (2014) Laws Criminalizing Apostasy in Selected Jurisdictions. Goitom, H., comp [Washington, D.C.: The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014434112/.

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Law Library Of Congress, U.S.. Global Legal Research Directorate. Laws Criminalizing Apostasy in Selected Jurisdictions. comp by Goitom, Hanibaliler [Washington, D.C.: The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center, 2014] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2014434112/>.