article_snippet.sent: It's one of many official documents relating to matters such as vaccination schedules, fishing methods and rent disputes in the areas now controlled by ISIS.
article_snippet.sent: For ISIS sees ISIS as a government operating under a rule of law, even if the group is most often talked about for the group barbaric punishment of anyone who resists or defies the group medieval interpretation of that Islamic law.
article_snippet.sent: The ISIS documents, some shared with CNN by researcher Aymenn Al-Tamimi, give a window into the bureaucracy of the self-declared caliphate.
article_snippet.sent: But ISIS is not that primitive," says Al-Tamimi.
article_snippet.sent: Al-Tamimi conclusions on ISIS's governing principles and methods follow similar findings by the Quilliam Foundation, other researchers and social activists.
article_snippet.sent: A general theme for ISIS is that they try, initially when they seize control, to portray they as more just, more fair to the inhabitants than the previous ruler," explains Al-Tamimi.
article_snippet.sent: At times, such as taking up the case of renters, the regime can seem almost benevolent, Al-Tamimi says.
article_snippet.sent: If someone does complain, especially in Syria, ISIS does actually try to deal with especially in Syria," Al-Tamimi says.
article_snippet.sent: That's also part of ISIS strategy, says Al-Tamimi.
article_snippet.sent: One of ISIS's goals is to present this very religiously learned image, showcasing ISIS's goals knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence to justify to ISIS's goals following that ISIS's goals are the moral authority.  
highlights_snippet.sent: ISIS is known for brutal takeovers and medieval justice, but ISIS sees ISIS as a state .
  