The Taliban courts in Afghanistan: waging war by law
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? The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan: Waging War by Law explores how the Taliban used the law a...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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? The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan: Waging War by Law explores how the Taliban used the law as a resource in its conflict with militarily and technologically superior Western armies. While the international coalition set up an inadequate and corrupt legal system, the Taliban set up hundreds of courts in the countryside. By insisting on due process, impartiality of judges, and the enforcement of verdicts, this system of justice established itself as one of the few sources of predictability in the daily lives of Afghans. The armed movement used law to substantiate their claim to embody the state, disseminate their vision of society, and establish local legitimacy. Their courts attempted to balance the political agenda of the movement, the demands of Islamic law, the needs of the population, and the expectations of international legal actors whose implicit recognition they desired. In contemporary civil wars, where dispensing justice is at once a juridical activity, a political weapon, and a stake in the war, this book thus accounts for why the West lost the war and how the Taliban took over the country. Based on the author's extensive fieldwork in various provinces in Afghanistan and unique access to Taliban judges and court users, this socio-legal investigation offers new perspectives on a country that was at war for over four decades. Baczko proposes an innovative reflection on the place of law and courts in civil wars as well as a stark reminder of the dangers of foreign intervention. |
| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 275-291, Register |
| Beschreibung: | xxii, 296 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9780198896777 |
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Contents Foreword Transcription system Acknowledgements List ofAbbreviations xi xvii xix xxi Introduction: A sociological approach to law in civil wars Establishing courts amidst civil war Law and civil war: antithetical concepts? A relentless struggle between legal systems The force of law in a civil war The courts of the Taliban insurgency The organization of the book PART I 1 1 3 7 14 18 21 LEGAL UNCERTAINTY 1. A revolution in the juridical field Introduction Religious versus secular jurists The theologians move into politics The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 29 29 29 35 39 2. The social upheavals of a war-torn society 45 Introduction The denaturalization of identity hierarchies Uncertainty over land rights The instrumentalization of gender relations 45 46 54 61 3. Regime justice: Rubberstamping the balance of power Introduction A transnational government ‘Legal transplant’ or ungrounded law A judicial system undermined by nepotism Selective passivity and violent accumulation 4. The US Army: Reinventing the tribe, circumventing the courts Introduction Targeted killings: violence outside the law 71 71 72 76 83 91 99 99 103
viii CONTENTS Reinventing customary justice Standing up the militias PART II 112 119 THE TALIBAN COURTS 5. A bureaucratic system Introduction Formation of a judicial branch The jurisdictional structure The rotation of judges Supervision of judges 6. The dual membership of judges 129 129 130 134 139 143 149 Introduction Recruitment by examination 149 151 A body of ulama 155 Islamic law 162 7. The trials 173 Introduction Using the Taliban courts The path of litigation Carrying out the verdicts PART III 173 174 177 186 PRODUCING A SOCIAL ORDER THROUGH THE LAW 8. Judges as an instrument of centralization Introduction Judicial control of combatants The local autonomy of commanders The treatment of enemy agents 9. Legitimation through law Introduction The difficult conversion to political gain More accessible but less official courts 10. The society project Introduction ‘The interest in disinterestedness’ of the clerics The identity regime Securing (male) property Moral order and patriarchal domination Conclusion: The internationalization of law in civil war 195 195 196 202 208 213 213 215 218 227 227 227 230 234 241 249
CONTENTS Appendices Methodology Table of interviews Chronology Glossary Bibliography Index ix 257 259 мз 271 ^ ^^ 293 |
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