Human Rights in Iran : : The Abuse of Cultural Relativism / / Reza Afshari.

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• VerfasserIn: Afshari, Reza,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.)

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleAre the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights truly universal? Or, as some have argued, are they derived exclusively from Western philosophic traditions and therefore irrelevant to many non-Western cultures? Shou...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• A Note on Transliteration
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Islamic Cultural Relativism in Human Rights Discourse
• Chapter 2. The Shiite Theocracy
• Chapter 3. The Right to Life
• Chapter 4. The Right to Freedom from Torture
• Chapter 5. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person and to Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest
• Chapter 6. The Right to a Fair Trial
• Chapter 7. The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, and Religion
• Chapter 8. Renounce Your Conscience or Face Death
• Chapter 9. The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
• Chapter 10. Official Responses to the United Nations
• Chapter 11. Change of Tactics After Ayatollah Khomeini's Death
• Chapter 12. The Special Representative's Meetings with the Judiciary and Security Officials
• Chapter 13. The Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression, and the Press
• Chapter 14. The Most Revealing Cases of Violations of the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press
• Chapter 15. The Rights to Participate in the Political Life of the Country and to Peaceful Assembly and Association
• Chapter 16. The Rights of Women
• Chapter 17. UN Monitoring, 1984-2000
• Conclusion
• Afterword
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index
• Acknowledgments