Islamic law and international human rights law : searching for common ground? /

The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years. The usual starting point has been to test one system by the standards of the other, asking is Islamic law 'compatible' with international human...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Emon, Anver M., Ellis, Mark S., Glahn, Benjamin
Körperschaften:
International Bar Association (sponsoring body.), Center of Theological Inquiry (Princeton, N.J.) (sponsoring body.), Salzburg Global Seminar (sponsoring body.)
Weitere Verfasser:
Emon, Anver M. (HerausgeberIn), Ellis, Mark S. (HerausgeberIn), Glahn, Benjamin (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Tagungsbericht Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford University Press 2012
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years. The usual starting point has been to test one system by the standards of the other, asking is Islamic law 'compatible' with international human rights standards, or vice versa. This approach quickly ends in acrimony and accusations of misunderstanding. By overlaying one set of norms on another we overlook the deeply contextual nature ofhow legal rules operate in a society, and meaningful comparison and discussion is impossible.In this volume, leading
Umfang:
1 online resource (922 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Anmerkungen:
English
ISBN:
0-19-174110-8
1-283-71274-1
0-19-164570-2
0-19-164569-9
Schlagworte:
Civil rights (Islamic law) > Congresses.
Human rights > Religious aspects > Islam > Congresses.
International law and human rights > Congresses.
Freedom of expression (Islamic law) > Congresses.
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