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Islamic Heritage on the Agenda for Climate Law
An academic study published before COP31 brings the 14-century accumulation of Islamic environmental law to the center of climate justice discussions.
Before COP31, which will be held in Antalya in November, a remarkable academic discussion emerged emphasizing the need to reassess the Islamic legal tradition in combating the climate crisis. A new study published by Cambridge University Press brings together 14 centuries of thought accumulation on Islamic environmental law. The work highlights that Islamic jurisprudence offers a broad framework on topics such as resource conservation, natural resource management, and ecological governance. Nadia B Ahmad, one of the co-editors of the study, states that international climate law has long been shaped mainly in Western European languages and Western European legal assumptions, and therefore the Islamic tradition has been systematically excluded. According to Ahmad, environmental justice is not only a technical policy issue but also a historically neglected field of law and ethics. The study argues that Islamic law can contribute to climate governance with concepts such as responsibility, resource sharing, and balance. The book also dedicates a separate section to the environmental impacts of wars. This section states that military activities lead to large greenhouse gas emissions, but these emissions often remain invisible in international climate negotiations. The study highlights that wars cause destructive effects on water systems, agricultural lands, and soil structure; environmental degradation in regions like Gaza, Iraq, and Afghanistan has turned into a long-term crisis. The overall approach of the work reveals that Islamic environmental law is not just a heritage of the past but contains practical tools that can contribute to today's climate justice discussions.
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