The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Human Rights /

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Human Rights / / ed. by Marie Juul Petersen, Turan Kayaoglu.

Established in 1969, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an intergovernmental organization the purpose of which is the strengthening of solidarity among Muslims. Headquartered in Jeddah, the OIC today consists of fifty seven states from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
MitwirkendeR:
Azhar, Hirah,
Baderin, Mashood A.,
Chase, Anthony Tirado,
Cismas, Ioana,
Fegiery, Moataz El,
Kayaoglu, Turan,
Lestra, Martin,
Mayer, Ann Elizabeth,
Mencütek, Zeynep Şahin,
Monshipouri, Mahmood,
Petersen, Marie Juul,
Skorini, Heini í,
Tok, M. Evren,
HerausgeberIn:
Kayaoglu, Turan,
Petersen, Marie Juul,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.) :; 2 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART I. FOUNDATIONS
  • Chapter 1. Setting the Scene
  • Chapter 2. The Human Rights Agenda of the OIC: Between Pessimism and Optimism
  • Chapter 3. The OIC’s Human Rights Regime
  • PART II. INTERVENTIONS: RIGHTS AND VALUES
  • Chapter 4. The OIC’s Human Rights Policies in the UN: A Problem of Coherence
  • Chapter 5. The OIC and Freedom of Expression: Justifying Religious Censorship Norms with Human Rights Language
  • Chapter 6. Competing Perceptions: Traditional Values and Human Rights
  • Chapter 7. The Position of the OIC on Abortion: Not Too Bad, Ugly, or Just Confusing?
  • Chapter 8. The OIC and Children’s Rights
  • PART III. INTERSECTIONS: CONFLICTS AND COOPERATION
  • Chapter 9. The OIC and Conflict Resolution: Norms and Practical Challenges
  • Chapter 10. Fragmented Aid: The Institutionalization of the OIC’s Foreign Aid Framework
  • Chapter 11. Governance of Refugees in the OIC
  • Chapter 12. The OIC and Civil Society Cooperation: Prospects for Strengthened Human Rights Involvement?
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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