Death by stoning
Death by stoning justice, punishment, and human rights / [videorecording] :
Divine law : the case of Amina Lawal
produced by ABC News.
- Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003.
- 1 videorecording (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Originally broadcast on the program Nightline, July 10, 2003, as: Divine law : the case of Amina Lawal.
Under Islamic law, the bearing of a child out of wedlock is a captial offense and death is by stoning. Set in Nigeria, this program uses the case of Amina Lawal to discuss the concepts of justice and punishment as they relate to human rights. The video features Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies and professor of international relations at American University, and Ayesha Imam, founding director of a human rights agency that assisted in Ms. Lawal's defense.
VHS format.
FFH 32656-A-NT Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Lawal, Amina--Trials, litigation, etc.
Adultery--Nigeria.
Human rights.
Stoning (Islamic law)
Originally broadcast on the program Nightline, July 10, 2003, as: Divine law : the case of Amina Lawal.
Under Islamic law, the bearing of a child out of wedlock is a captial offense and death is by stoning. Set in Nigeria, this program uses the case of Amina Lawal to discuss the concepts of justice and punishment as they relate to human rights. The video features Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies and professor of international relations at American University, and Ayesha Imam, founding director of a human rights agency that assisted in Ms. Lawal's defense.
VHS format.
FFH 32656-A-NT Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Lawal, Amina--Trials, litigation, etc.
Adultery--Nigeria.
Human rights.
Stoning (Islamic law)