Human Rights in Islam

Human Rights in Islam

Author: Syed Abul ʻAla Maudoodi

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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A short exposition of the value and concept of human rights in Islam as noted in the Quran and Sunnah


Human Rights and Islam

Human Rights and Islam

Author: Abdullah Saeed

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-04-27

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1784716588

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Is there a basis for human rights in Islam? Beginning with an exploration of what rights are and how the human rights discourse developed, Abdullah Saeed explores the resources that exist within Islamic tradition. He looks at those that are compatible with international human rights law and can be garnered to promote and protect human rights in Muslim-majority states. A number of rights are given specific focus, including the rights of women and children, freedom of expression and religion, as well as jihad and the laws of war. Human Rights and Islam emphasises the need for Muslims to rethink problematic areas of Islamic thought that are difficult to reconcile with contemporary conceptions of human rights.


Principles of Islamic International Criminal Law

Principles of Islamic International Criminal Law

Author: Farhad Malekian

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-06-22

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 9004203966

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The goal of this book is to minimize the misunderstandings and conflicts between International law and Islamic law. The objective is to bring peace into justice and justice into peace for the prevention of violations of human rights law, humanitarian law, international criminal law, and impunity.


The General Principles of Human Rights in Islamic Law

The General Principles of Human Rights in Islamic Law

Author: Dr. Bekim Hasani

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2021-07-22

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1664106669

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The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) is proud to support Dr. Bekim Hasani's book; this is a welcome addition to the knowledge base of English readers. Dr. Rateb Jneid, AFIC President The Islamic Certification Council of Victoria (ICCV) proudly supports the great work produced in this book by Dr Bekim Hasani and urges Muslims and non-Muslims to read and understand the importance of human rights, which is set in the teachings of Islam, and how Islam established these rights from the first message in the Holy Qur'an - “read”. Mohamed Koyu, ICCV Acting Head of Operations & Quality This book provides a comprehensive explanation of human rights in Islam and will benefit both Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the west to understand Islam. Naim Tërnava, Grand Mufti of Kosova


Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law

Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law

Author: Anver M. Emon

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2012-10-11

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0191645702

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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 of how legal rules operate in a society, and meaningful comparison and discussion is impossible. In this volume, leading experts in Islamic law and international human rights law attempt to deepen the understanding of human rights and Islam, paving the way for a more meaningful debate. Focusing on central areas of controversy, such as freedom of speech and religion, gender equality, and minority rights, the authors examine the contextual nature of how Islamic law and international human rights law are legitimately formed, interpreted, and applied within a community. They examine how these fundamental interests are recognized and protected within the law, and what restrictions are placed on the freedoms associated with them. By examining how each system recognizes and limits fundamental freedoms, this volume clears the ground for exploring the relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law on a sounder footing. In doing so it offers a challenging and distinctive contribution to the literature on the subject, and will be an invaluable reference for students, academics, and policy-makers engaged in the legal and religious debates surrounding Islam and the West.


Religious Legal Traditions, International Human Rights Law and Muslim States

Religious Legal Traditions, International Human Rights Law and Muslim States

Author: Kamran Hashemi

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 900416555X

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This book offers an exploration of aspects of the subject, Islam and Human Rights, which is the focus of considerable scholarship in recent years predominantly from Western scholars. Thus it is interesting and important to have the field addressed from a non -Western perspective and by an Iranian scholar. The study draws on Persian language literature that addresses both theological and legal dimensions of the theme. The work is also distinctive in that it tackles three areas that have been largely ignored in the literature. It undertakes a comparative study of the laws of several Muslim States with respect to religious freedom, minorities and the rights of the child. The study offers an optimistic vision of the fundamental compatibility of Islam and international human rights standards.


Land, Law and Islam

Land, Law and Islam

Author: Hilary Lim

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.

Published: 2013-07-18

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1848137206

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In this pioneering work Siraj Sait and Hilary Lim address Islamic property and land rights, drawing on a range of socio-historical, classical and contemporary resources. They address the significance of Islamic theories of property and Islamic land tenure regimes on the 'webs of tenure' prevalent in the Muslim societies. They consider the possibility of using Islamic legal and human rights systems for the development of inclusive, pro-poor approaches to land rights. They also focus on Muslim women's rights to property and inheritance systems. Engaging with institutions such as the Islamic endowment (waqf) and principles of Islamic microfinance, they test the workability of 'authentic' Islamic proposals. Located in human rights as well as Islamic debates, this study offers a well researched and constructive appraisal of property and land rights in the Muslim world.


International Human Rights and Islamic Law

International Human Rights and Islamic Law

Author: Mashood A. Baderin

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2003-09-11

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0191021822

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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 that effect.


Islamic Law

Islamic Law

Author: Mashood A. Baderin

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0199665591

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Islamic law is one of the major legal systems in the world today, yet it is often misunderstood, particularly in the West. This book provides a critical overview of the theory, scope, and practice of Islamic law, taking into account both classical and modern scholarly perspectives in examining the various facets of this key legal system.