Environmental and Islamic Law and Jurisprudence

Abstract

Although there is no independent discipline of Islamic environmental law, Islamic law is proclaimed as a source of the legal system in the constitutions of Muslim countries. Thus, we can find in Islamic law a theoretical and practical foundation for environmental law. All sources of Islamic law can be used for this purpose as they all have a potential ecological application. This chapter explores the sources of Islamic law in order to find avenues to Islamic environmental law. In this regard, it analyzes its potential sources and paradigms. Then according to results of these analysis general Islamic principles introduced with a comparative view over the globally accepted environmental law. These general principles can be used in those countries with Islamic jurisprudence as a reference to improve their environment conservation lawmaking.