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• Winner of Winner of Best Book Award, First International Book Festival on the Best Book on Human Rights and Islam 2004.

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Author:   Mashood A. Baderin (, Professor of Law, School of Oriental and Asian Studies, University of London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.573kg
ISBN:  

9780199266593

ISBN 10:   019926659
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   11 September 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Contents Table of Cases Table of Treaties and Declarations Glossary 1 Introduction 2 Human Rights and Islamic Law 2.1: Breaking traditional barriers 2.2: Islamic responses in international human rights discourse 2.3: What are human rights? 2.4: What is Islamic law? 2.5: The justificatory principle 3 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Light of Islamic Law 3.1: Introduction 3.2: The rights guaranteed under the ICCPR 3.3: Obligations of State Parties under theICCPR- Article 2 3.4: The right of self-determination-Article 1 3.5: equality of rights between men and women-Article 3 3.6: The right to life-Article 6 3.7: Prohibition of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment-Article 7 3.8: Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced labour-Article 8 3.9: The right to liberty and security of person-Article 9 3.10: The right to a humane incarceration system-Article 10 3.11: Freedom from imprisonment for contractual obligation-Article 11 3.12: The right to freedom of movement and choice of residence-Article 12 3.13: Freedom of aliens from arbitrary expulsion-Article 13 3.14: The right to fair hearing and due process of law-Article 14 3.15: Freedom from retroactive criminal law-Article 15 3.16: The right to recognition as a person before the law-Article 16 3.17: The right to privacy-Article 17 3.18: The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion-Article 18 3.19: The right to freedom of opinion and expression-Article 19 3.20: 3.21: The right of peacefull assembly-Article 21 3.22: The right to freedom of association-Article 22 3.23: The right to marry and found a family-Article 23 3.24: The rights of the child-Article 24 3.25: Political rights-Article 25 3.26: The right to equality before the law-Article 26 3.27: The rights of ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities-Article 27 3.28: Concluding remarks 4 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the Light of Islamic Law 4.1: Introduction 4.2: Importance of economic, social, and cultural rights 4.3: The rights 'recognized' under the ICESCR 4.4: The object and purpose of the ICESCR 4.5: Obligations of State Parties under the ICESCR-Article 2 4.6: The right to work-Article 6 4.7: The right to just and favourable conditions at work-Article 7 4.8: Trade union rights-Article 8 4.9: The right to social security and social insurance-Article 9 4.10: Family rights Article 10 4.11: The right to an adequate standard of living-Article 11 4.12: The right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health-Article 12 4.13: The right to education-Article 05 13 and 14 4 14: The right to cultural life and benefits of scientific progress-Article 15 4.15: concluding remarks 5 Conclusion 5.1: A complimentary approach 5.2: Domestic means of enhancing human rights 5.3: Regional means of enhancing human rights 5.4: The 'margin of appreciation'doctrine as a universal means of enhancing human rights Annex: The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam Bibliography

Reviews

`'...The author has achieved in this slim volume what other scholars might not have accomplished in a much larger one...Sensitive, highly informed and eminently readable, it offers a unique perspective...'' Hameed Agberemi, Human Rights Law Review No.1 pp.180-186 `'...A felicitous and applaudable book which...very interesting...'' Holger Scheel, German Yearbook of International law, pp. 768-769 `'An important and useful instrument for an indepth comprehension of Islamic law. It helps to clarify many preconceptions...an extremely meritorious contribution to the reciprocal understanding between the two regimes of law...clear and highly readable.'' Samuele Severini, Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law Part 2, pp.75-81 `Baderin presents a masterful and thoroughly documented definition, exploration and historical analysis of both 'human rights' and 'islamic law'...powerful and insightful analysis...a very positive contribution...'' Abdullahi An-Na'im, European Journal of International Law, pp. 400-404 `'A monumental contribution...very illuminating for students, administrators and judicial personnel...'' The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences `Baderin's study is ambitious; mention of his paragraphs advocating a regional Islamic court and a wider role for the Organization of Islamic Conference with respect to human rights practice only adds to the impression of a serious proposal.' Journal of Islamic Studies

..Baderin must be applauded for his effort to bridge the two legal systems. He stands in a tradition of Islamic Scholarship that is both proud of itself and aware of modern times and demands. Leiden Journal of International Law This sort of scholarship is particularly important for informing public policy in the present international environment. European Journal of International Law Baderin presents a masterful and thoroughly documented definition, exploration, and historical analysis of both 'human rights' and 'Islamic law'. European Journal of International Law Sensitive, highly informed and eminently readable, it offers a unique perspective that transcends the now trite arguments between the universalistic and cultural relativistic camps - in their evaluation of Human Rights in Muslim societies. It will undoubtedly prove beneficial, for these momentous times, as well as for the future. Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta

This sort of scholarship is particularly important for informing public policy in the present international environment. European Journal of International Law Baderin presents a masterful and thoroughly documented definition, exploration, and historical analysis of both 'human rights' and 'Islamic law'. European Journal of International Law Sensitive, highly informed and eminently readable, it offers a unique perspective that transcends the now trite arguments between the universalistic and cultural relativistic camps - in their evaluation of Human Rights in Muslim societies. It will undoubtedly prove beneficial, for these momentous times, as well as for the future. Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta

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Mashood A. Baderin is Professor of Law at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies, University of London

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