Why Should Law and Policy Makers Understand Extremist Beliefs? The Islamic State (ISIS) as a Case Study: Past, Present, and Future

Authors

• Ali Rod Khadem, Deakin University Law School

First Page

101

Abstract

The overarching argument in this Article is that inadequate comprehension of extremist doctrines undermines efforts in law and policy. Selecting the Islamic State (ISIS) as a case study, this Article attempts to resolve three legal and policy dilemmas by exposing internal ISIS doctrine (i.e. by considering the perspectives of the movement itself). This focus on ISIS is justified, for despite the movement’s recent territorial decline, it is precisely its doctrine and ideology that will persist and enable the rise of 2.0 and 3.0 movements modeled after the prototype. In considering ISIS, the aim here is to demonstrate the general need for law and policy to be better informed by subject matter expertise within Middle Eastern and Religious Studies.

Recommended Citation

Ali R. Khadem, Why Should Law and Policy Makers Understand Extremist Beliefs? The Islamic State (ISIS) as a Case Study: Past, Present, and Future, 23 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 101 (2019).
Available at: https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/lclr/vol23/iss1/2