The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Regional Challenges to International Law and Security

Abstract

The return of religion as a major player in legal context over the last three decades of the 20 th century found expression not only in some domestic legal systems but also as a force behind public international law. This article explores the latter phenomenon by outlining the parallel existence and development of general international law on and of regional international law based on politicised Islam by specifically looking at some of the instruments of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. What challenges are represented by international law based on Islamic ideology and how does this form of international law fit within the broader landscape of international law?