Constituting religion : : Islam, liberal rights, and the Malaysian state / / Tamir Moustafa.
Most Muslim-majority countries have legal systems that enshrine both Islam and liberal rights. While not necessarily at odds, these dual commitments nonetheless provide legal and symbolic resources for activists to advance contending visions for their states and societies. Using the case study of Ma...
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| Superior document: | Cambridge studies in law and society |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 187 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
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- Machine generated contents note: Introduction Constituting Religion; 1. The Constitutive Power of Law and Courts; 2. The Secular Roots of Islamic Law in Malaysia; 3. Islam and Liberal Rights in the Federal Constitution; 4. The Judicialization of Religion; 5. Constructing the Political Spectacle: Liberal Rights versus Islam in the Court of Public Opinion; 6. The Rights-versus-Rites Binary in Popular Legal Consciousness; 7. "Islam is the Religion of the Federation"; Conclusion; Appendix: Religion of the State, Source Law, and Repugnancy Clause Provisions among Muslim-Majority Countries; Bibliography; Index.