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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
2007.
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| Colección: | Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.