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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the important question of whether or not international human rights and Islamic law are compatible. It 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. The volume engages international human rights law in theoretical dialogue with Islamic law, facilitating an evaluation of the human rights policy of modern Muslim States. International Human Rights and Islamic Law formulates a synthesis between these two extremes, and argues that although there are differences of scope and application, there is no fundamental incompatibility between these two bodies of law. Baderin argues that their differences could be better addressed if the concept of human rights were positively established from within the themes of Islamic law, rather than by imposing it upon Islamic law as an alien
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition 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. * Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta *
Baderin has achieved in this slim volume what many a scholar might not have accomplished in a much larger one. * Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta *
This sort of scholarship is particularly important for informing public policy in the present international environment. * European Journal of International Law *
Baderin presents a masterful and thoroughly documented definition, exploration, and historical analysis of both 'human rights' and 'Islamic law'. * European Journal of International Law *
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. * Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta *
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 * Humanitäres Völkerrecht Informationsschriften *
Table of ContentsDedication ; 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
