Prof. Dalhat Idris

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

1 Publication

Biography

Prof. Dalhat A. Idris holds an LLB, BL, LLM, and PhD. He is a Professor of Legal Pluralism and Comparative Criminal Law. He is currently the Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Publications 1

Research Article Vol. 28, Issue 1

An Appraisal of the Right of Self Defence in Islamic Law

Dalhat Idris^*

Where the attack is on one’s honour the jurists are unanimous that the right to self defence is a duty. Thus where a man attacks a woman in order to rape her and the latter can only defend herself by killing the assailant, then it will be her duty to kill him if she can. Allowing the assailant, in this situation, to overcome her is unlawful for the...

DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.nfrl7os9

May, 2008 Vol. 28, Issue 1

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