Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-421) and index.

Islamic criminal justice : an overview -- Ḥudūd in the Qur'an, Sunnah and Fiqh -- Prescribed Ḥudūd crimes -- Zinā (Adultery and fornication) -- Theft (Sariqah) -- Banditry and terrorism (Ḥirābah, also Qaṭʻal-Tarīq) -- Issues over apostasy (Riddah) -- Slanderous accusation (Qadhf) -- Issues over wine-drinking (Shurb) -- Enforcement of Ḥudūd punishments : procedural constraints -- The philosophy of Ḥudūd -- Discretionary punishment of Taʻzīr -- Judicious policy (Siyāsah Sharʻiyyah) -- Just retaliation (Qiṣāṣ) -- Blood-money and financial compensation (Diya) -- Doubt (Shubha) and its impact on punishment -- Islam as a total system -- Hudud Bill of Kelantan 1993 : issues in rape and Zinā, witnesses, and confession -- Hudud and Qiṣāṣ Bill of Terengganu 2002 -- Problematics of the Hudud bills -- The Ḥudūd debate continued : update 2012-2017 -- Introductory remarks -- Qanun Jinayat of Aceh, Indonesia -- Shariah Penal Code in the Islamic Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam -- Islamic criminal law in Saudi Arabia -- Shariah punishments in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Shariah punishments in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan -- Shariah punishments in the Islamic Republic of Iran -- Islamic criminal law in Republic of Nigeria -- Shariah punishments in Republic of Sudan -- Shariah punishments in the Islamic Republics of Mauritania and Maldives, and Islamic State of Yemen -- Shariah punishments in Libya, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar -- Conclusion and recommendations.