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Zusatztext Sensitive, highly informed and eminently readable, it offers a unique perspective that transcends the now trite arguments between the universalistic and cultural relativistic camps - in their evaluation of Human Rights in Muslim societies. It will undoubtedly prove beneficial, for these momentous times, as well as for the future. 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 a comprehensive analysis that asks whether Muslim States can comply with international human rights law whilst adhering to Islamic law. This work examines the traditional arguments on this subject, and offers a vision of the realisation of international human rights within the application of Islamic law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Contents Table of Cases Table of Treaties and Declarations Glossary 1 Introduction 2 Human Rights and Islamic Law 2.1: Breaking traditional barriers 2.2: Islamic responses in international human rights discourse 2.3: What are human rights? 2.4: What is Islamic law? 2.5: The justificatory principle 3 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Light of Islamic Law 3.1: Introduction 3.2: The rights guaranteed under the ICCPR 3.3: Obligations of State Parties under theICCPR- Article 2 3.4: The right of self-determination-Article 1 3.5: equality of rights between men and women-Article 3 3.6: The right to life-Article 6 3.7: Prohibition of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment-Article 7 3.8: Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced labour-Article 8 3.9: The right to liberty and security of person-Article 9 3.10: The right to a humane incarceration system-Article 10 3.11: Freedom from imprisonment for contractual obligation-Article 11 3.12: The right to freedom of movement and choice of residence-Article 12 3.13: Freedom of aliens from arbitrary expulsion-Article 13 3.14: The right to fair hearing and due process of law-Article 14 3.15: Freedom from retroactive criminal law-Article 15 3.16: The right to recognition as a person before the law-Article 16 3.17: The right to privacy-Article 17 3.18: The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion-Article 18 3.19: The right to freedom of opinion and expression-Article 19 3.21: The right of peacefull assembly-Article 21 3.22: The right to freedom of association-Article 22 3.23: The right to marry and found a family-Article 23 3.24: The rights of the child-Article 24 3.25: Political rights-Article 25 3.26: The right to equality before the law-Article 26 3.27: The rights of ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities-Article 27 3.28: Concluding remarks 4 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the Light of Islamic Law 4.1: Introduction 4.2: Importance of economic, social, and cultural rights 4.3: The rights 'recognized' under the ICESCR 4.4: The object and purpose of the ICESCR 4.5: Obligations of State Parties under the ICESCR-Article 2 4.6: The right to work-Article 6 4.7: The right to just and favourable conditions at work-Article 7 4.8: Trade union rights-Article 8 4.9: The right to social security and social insurance-Article...
