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Law of Afghanistan

Religious Law Systems

The law of Afghanistan is uncodified sharia, interpreted according to the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence. Since returning to power, the ruling Taliban administration has enforced a strict Hanafi-only application of this law, setting aside the codified statutes and rights protections that existed under Afghanistan's prior constitutional governments. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Legal Family
Religious Law 1
Example Jurisdictions
Afghanistan 2
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Religious Law, Legal Systems

Entity-backed identity for the legal family value this legal-system already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a legal-system entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

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Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Jurists
Source Abdul Hakim Haqqani (Wikipedia)
Abdul Salam Azimi, Jurists
Source Abdul Salam Azimi (Wikipedia)
Fazal Hadi Shinwari, Jurists
Source Fazal Hadi Shinwari (Wikipedia)
Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Jurists
Source Mohammad Hashim Kamali - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Afghanistan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Law of Afghanistan
the uncodified Sharia (Islamic law), interpreted according to the Hanafi jurisprudential schoolView the Source
2. Law of Afghanistan (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
Quote, Introduction, jurisdictions using it
The law in Afghanistan is the uncodified Sharia, interpreted according to the Hanafi jurisprudential school.
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Mohammad Hashim Kamali - Wikipedia
Includes: Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Afghan Islamic scholar and former professor of
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Abdul Hakim Haqqani (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Afghan Islamic scholar and writer who has been
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Fazal Hadi Shinwari (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Fazal Hadi Shinwari, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Fazal Hadi Shinwari, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Afghan cleric who served as the Chief Justice
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Abdul Salam Azimi (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributorsIncludes: Abdul Salam Azimi, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Abdul Salam Azimi, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Afghan judge who was the Chief Justice of Afgh
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