Religious legal traditions, international human rights law and Muslim states / by Kamran Hashemi.

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 sc...

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Superior document:Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights, v. 7
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Year of Publication:2008
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ; v. 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index.
ISBN:1282398172
9786612398179
9047431537
ISSN:1871-7829 ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Kamran Hashemi.