What Price for Blood?

Robert J. Meadows examines the theory and practice of criminal law and homicide justice in Saudi Arabia, including the distinctive role of blood money compensation, Sharia courts and victim-family authority over sentencing. Drawing on real cases, the study illuminates a legal system largely unfamiliar to Western readers, situating it within Islamic jurisprudence and contemporary Saudi society.

ISBN 9781885003317 · Robert D. Reed Publishers · 2000