International Human Rights and Islamic Law

Zusatztext This is an ambitious book...the book boldly challenges the argument that the observance of international human rights law is impossible within an Islamic legal dispensation Informationen zum Autor Mashood A. Baderin is Professor of Law at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies, University of London Klappentext This volume is a comprehensive and authoritative comparative analysis which asks whether Muslim States can comply with international human rights law whilst adhering to Islamic law. The traditional arguments on this subject are examined and responded to from both international human rights and Islamic legal perspectives. Through this analysis! it offers a clear vision of the realisation of international human rights within the application of Islamic law. Zusammenfassung Provides an analysis which asks whether Muslim States can comply with international human rights law whilst adhering to Islamic law. The traditional arguments on this subject are examined and responded to from both international human rights and Islamic legal perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Contents Table of Cases Table of Treaties and Declarations Glossary 1: Introduction 2: Human Rights and Islamic Law 3: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Light of Islamic Law 4: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the Light of Islamic Law 5: Conclusion Annexe: The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Mashood A. Baderin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2005
• EAN: 9780199285402
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928540-2
• No. of pages: 302
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law; Oxford Monographs in Internati; Oxford Monographs in International Law
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Law; Islam, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, RELIGION / Islam / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Islamic Law, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Systems of law: Islamic law, LAW / Islamic