Religion, human rights and international law : : a critical examination of Islamic state practices / / edited by Javaid Rehman and Susan C. Breau.
Freedom of religion is a subject, which has throughout human history been a source of profound disagreements and conflict. In the modern era, religious-based intolerance continues to provide lacerative and tormenting concern to the possibility of congenial human relationships. As the present study e...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2007. |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in religion, secular beliefs and human rights,
v. 6 Studies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights 6. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (592 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Javaid Rehman and Susan C. Breau
- Introductory. Reflections / Javaid Rehman and Susan Breau
- 3. The Twain Doth Meet! a Preliminary Exploration of the Theory and Practice of as-Siyar and International Law in the Contemporary World / Shaheen Sardar Ali
- 4. Religion as a Source of International Law / Ilias Bantekas
- 5. Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: the False Dichotomy / Susan C. Breau
- 6. Some Arguments on the Universality of Human Rights in Islam / Audrey Guichon
- 7. Religion within the Refugee Context: Squaring the Circle? / Rebecca M M. Wallace
- 8. The Advent of Proportional Human Rights and the Dignity Inherent in Individuals Qua Human Beings / Ben Chigara
- 9. The Religiosity of Jus Cogens: a Moral Case for Compliance? / Fiona De Londras
- 10. Why the Hindu Caste System Presents a New Challenge for Human Rights / David Keane
- 11. The Role of Islam in Human Rights and Development in Muslim States / Mashood a. Baderin
- 12. Human Rights, Natural Justice and Pakistans Shariat Courts / Martin Lau
- 13. Women, Islamisation and Human Rightsin Pakistan: Developing Strategies of Resistance / Siobhán Mullally
- 14. Nation-Building in an Islamic State: Minority Rights and Self-Determinationin the Islamic Republic of Pakistan / Javaid Rehman
- 15. Multiculturalism and Extremism:International Law Perspectives / Alexandra Xanthaki
- 16. Prayers, Planners and Pluralism:Protecting the Rights of Minority Religious Groups / Alice Diver and John Thompson
- 17 Are You a Protestant or a Catholic Muslim? the Path of Muslim Integration into Northern Ireland / Victoria Montgomery
- 18. Religion, Minority Rights and Muslims of the United Kingdom / Javaid Rehman
- Index / Javaid Rehman and Susan C. Breau.