Winner of Best Book Award, First International Book Festival on the Best Book on Human Rights and Islam 2004
International Human Rights and Islamic Law
Mashood A. Baderin
Price: £85.00 (hardback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926659-3
Publication date: 11 September 2003
300 pages, 234x156 mm
Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law
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| - '..Baderin must be applauded for his effort to bridge the two legal systems. He stands in a tradition of Islamic Scholarship that is both proud of itself and aware of modern times and demands.' - Leiden Journal of International Law
- '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
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| Description | | - Examines whether international human rights law and Islamic law are compatible
- Clear, persuasive, and careful presentation of a highly topical and difficult area
| This 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 concept.
Each article of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as relevant
articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women are analysed in the light of Islamic law.
The volume concludes that it is possible to harmonise the differences between international human rights law and Islamic law through the adoption of the 'margin of appreciation' doctrine by international human rights treaty bodies and the utilization of the
Islamic law doctrines of 'maqâsid al-sharî'ah' (the overall objective of Sharî'ah) and 'maslahah' (welfare) by Muslim States in their interpretation and application of Islamic law respectively. Baderin asserts that Islamic law can serve as an important vehicle for the guarantee and enforcement of international human rights law in the Muslim world, and the volume concludes with recommendations to
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Readership: Academics and post-graduate/advanced students of international human rights law, Islamic law and related areas. Human Rights Lawyers, Practitioners, Judges, and NGO's will also find the book useful.
| Contents |
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Contents
Table of Cases
Table of Treaties and Declarations
Glossary
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Introduction
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Human Rights and Islamic Law
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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Light of Islamic Law
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The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the Light of Islamic Law
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Conclusion
Annex: The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Bibliography
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| Authors, editors,
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Mashood A. Baderin, Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Law, University of the West of England, Bristol
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