Self Defense in Islamic and International Law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the Invasion of Iraq
(2008)
Book
Shah, N. (2008). Self Defense in Islamic and International Law: Assessing Al-Qaeda and the Invasion of Iraq. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611658
The book argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible. Al-Qaeda's declaration of Jihad does not meet the Islamic legal test. Similarly, the invasion of Iraq does meet the international legal test.