TY  - ADVS
AU  - Ahmed,Akbar S.
AU  - Imam,A.
ED  - ABC News.
TI  - Death by stoning: justice, punishment, and human rights 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Princeton, NJ
PB  - Films for the Humanities & Sciences
KW  - Lawal, Amina
KW  - Adultery
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Stoning (Islamic law)
N1  - Originally broadcast on the program Nightline, July 10, 2003, as: Divine law : the case of Amina Lawal
N2  - 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
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