The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

• Author: Javaid Rehman; Ayesha Shahid (Volume Editors)
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston: : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (522 pages)

The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law aims to publish peer-reviewed scholarly articles and reviews as well as significant developments in human rights and humanitarian law. It examines international human rights and humanitarian law with a global reach, though its particular focus is on the Asian region. The focused theme of Volume 2 is Islamic Law and its Implementation in Asia and the Middle East.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Arab Constitutions: Islamic Law and Arab Identity / Ibrahim M.H. Aljazy and Raneem Asad -- 2 Blasphemy, Human Rights, and the Case of Ahok / Daniel Peterson -- 3 The Share of Orphaned Grandchildren under Islamic Law and Pakistani Legal System: A Re-evaluation of Representational Succession in Section 4 and Its (Mis)interpretation by Courts / Muhammad Munir -- 4 Drawing a Synergy between Theory and Practice – A Move towards a More Stakeholder-Oriented Regulatory Framework for Modern Islamic Finance Institutions: A Comparative Analysis / Sheharyar Hamid -- 5 Towards Shariʾah Compliant Dispute Resolution in Islamic Finance / Adnan Trakic -- 6 Foreign Terrorist Fighters and UK Counter Terrorism Laws / Clive Walker -- 7 The Emergent Right to Human Rights Education in GCC States / David Keane and Tenia Kyriazi -- 8 The Security Council and the Legal Limits of Humanitarian Military Intervention / Lawrence Emeka Modeme -- 9 Patterns and Future Trends of Human Rights Protection in Asia / Matthias Vanhullebusch -- 10 The Incorporation of International Law into the Palestinian Domestic Legal System: Analysis and Perspectives / Rosa Stella De Fazio -- 11 Groundwater Regulation in India: Applicability of Public Trust Doctrine and Right to Participation in Decision Making to Achieve Right to Water / Gayathri D. Naik -- 12 A Legal Analysis of the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh: A Fair Trial Perspective / Muhammad Abdullah Fazi , Pardis Moslemzadeh Tehrani and Azmi Bin Sharom -- Summaries of Proceedings of Human Rights Monitoring Bodies / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- IPHRC 8th Session: Outcome Document of Thematic Debate on ‘Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech’ / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- IPHRC 10th Session: Outcome Document of Thematic Debate on ‘Protecting and Promoting Rights of Children during Situations of Armed Conflict, Foreign Occupation, Emergencies and Disasters’ / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- IPHRC 9th Session: Outcome Document of Thematic Debate on ‘Impact of Women Empowerment on Sustainable Development of Member States’. / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- IPHRC – 11th Regular Session Outcome Document of IPHRC Thematic Debate on ‘Protecting Human Rights While Countering Terrorism’ / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- Statute of the OIC Women Development Organization / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- IPHRC Expresses Grave Concern at the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation of the Rohingya Muslim Minority in Myanmar; Calls for Immediate Cessation of Violence and Urges the Myanmar Government to Allow Access of Humanitarian Aid to the Affected Population in the Rakhine State / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- Ten-Year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim UMMAH in the 21st Century / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- The Nouakchott Declaration / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- SAARC Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- SAARC Agreement on Rapid Response to Natural Disasters / Denise Venturi and Silvia Venier -- South Asia Parliamentarians Platform for Children, 2–3 March 2017, Kathmandu ‘Making SDGs work for children in South Asia’ / Denise Venturi , Silvia Venier and Amjad Hussain B. Sial.