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The legitimization strategy of the Taliban's code of conduct : through the one-way mirror
- Title
- The legitimization strategy of the Taliban's code of conduct : through the one-way mirror / Yoshinobu Nagamine.
- Author
- Nagamine, Yoshinobu
- Publication
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- ©2015
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- Description
- xxii, 293 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Afghan Taliban are often judged against international norms; what is however less known is that they have produced their own set of norms designed to guide their conduct. In this insightful study, Yoshinobu Nagamine examines the Taliban's internal Code of Conduct, the Layeha. Nagamine analyzes the Layeha in comparison with Islamic Law and international humanitarian law and conducts interviews with Taliban members to understand how they interpret and refer to the Layeha. The results of these interviews give readers an insider's view into the legitimization strategy of the Taliban leadership. This work makes a significant contribution to research on non-state actors, counter-insurgency, and Islamic fundamentalism, and it serves as an indispensable resource for scholars of the Afghan Taliban"--
- "What norms and principles guide the Afghan Taliban in their conduct of hostilities? The author focuses on the Layeha, a Code of Conduct issued by the highest Taliban authority. Interviews with Taliban members were conducted to understand their perception of the Layeha - the insight is modeled here as a "one-way mirror""--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background to Afghanistan and the Taliban -- 3. Layeha -- the Code of Conduct of the Taliban -- 4. Comparison with Pashtunwali -- 5. Comparison with Islamic Law -- 6. Comparison with International Humanitarian Law -- 7. Application and Perception of the Layeha by the Taliban -- 8. Conclusion: Layeha, a One-Way Mirror? -- Annexes -- Annex I -- Interview with top Taliban leaders (NHK) -- Annex II -- New Directive from Amir ul-Momineen Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid (dated 14 September 2009) -- Annex III -- Taliban's Code of Conduct (translated by Muhammad Munir) -- Annex III -- Sample questionnaire for the Taliban on the Layeha, a one way mirror?
- Call Number
- JFE 16-2453
- ISBN
- 9781137537164
- 1137537167
- LCCN
- 2015013124
- OCLC
- 909320960
- Author
- Nagamine, Yoshinobu, author.
- Title
- The legitimization strategy of the Taliban's code of conduct : through the one-way mirror / Yoshinobu Nagamine.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Indexed Term
- Jihadi Layeha
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-2453