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Religion, human rights and international law : a critical examination of Islamic state practices /

Freedom of religion is a subject, which has throughout human history been a source of profound disagreements and conflict. This study provides an overview of the complexities inherent in the freedom of religion within international law and an analysis of the cultural-religious relativist debate in c...

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Други автори: Rehman, Javaid., Breau, Susan Carolyn, 1955-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007.
Серия: Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ; v. 6.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=252782
Подобни документи: Print version:: Religion, human rights and international law.
Съдържание:
  • pt. 1. Introduction
  • Freedom of religion in international law
  • Women's human rights and religion: how do they co-exist?
  • pt. 2. Reflections on religion, human rights and international law
  • The twain doth meet! A preliminary exploration of the theory and practice of as-Siyar and international law in the contemporary world
  • Religion as a source of international law
  • Human rights and cultural relativism: the false dichotomy
  • Some arguments on the universality of human rights in Islam.
  • pt. 3. Religions, values and constitutionalism within international human rights law
  • Religion within the refugee context: squaring the circle?
  • The advent of proportional human rights and the dignity inherent in individuals qua human beings
  • The religiosity of jus cogens: a moral case for compliance?
  • Why the Hindu caste system presents a new challenge for human rights.
  • pt. 4. Islam, state practices and contemporary international law
  • The role of Islam in human rights and development in Muslim states
  • Human rights, natural justice and Pakistan's Shariat courts
  • Women, Islamisation and human rights in Pakistan: developing strategies of resistance
  • Nation-building in an Islamic state: minority rights and self-determination in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
  • pt. 5. Islam, minorities rights and the implications of 9/11
  • Multiculturalism and extremism: international law perspectives
  • Prayers, planners and pluralism: protecting the rights of minority religious groups
  • 'Are you a Protestant or a Catholic Muslim?' The path of Muslim integration into Northern Ireland
  • Religion, minority rights and Muslims of the United Kingdom.