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Title Religion, human rights and international law : a critical examination of Islamic state practices / edited by Javaid Rehman and Susan C. Breau.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 569 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Studies in religion, secular beliefs and human rights, 1871-7829 ; v. 6
Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ; v. 6.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. 1. Introduction -- Freedom of religion in international law -- Women's human rights and religion: how do they co-exist?
pt. 2. Reflections on religion, human rights and international law -- The twain doth meet! A preliminary exploration of the theory and practice of as-Siyar and international law in the contemporary world -- Religion as a source of international law -- Human rights and cultural relativism: the false dichotomy -- Some arguments on the universality of human rights in Islam.
pt. 3. Religions, values and constitutionalism within international human rights law -- Religion within the refugee context: squaring the circle? -- The advent of proportional human rights and the dignity inherent in individuals qua human beings -- The religiosity of jus cogens: a moral case for compliance? -- Why the Hindu caste system presents a new challenge for human rights.
pt. 4. Islam, state practices and contemporary international law -- The role of Islam in human rights and development in Muslim states -- Human rights, natural justice and Pakistan's Shariat courts -- Women, Islamisation and human rights in Pakistan: developing strategies of resistance -- Nation-building in an Islamic state: minority rights and self-determination in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
pt. 5. Islam, minorities rights and the implications of 9/11 -- Multiculturalism and extremism: international law perspectives -- Prayers, planners and pluralism: protecting the rights of minority religious groups -- 'Are you a Protestant or a Catholic Muslim?' The path of Muslim integration into Northern Ireland -- Religion, minority rights and Muslims of the United Kingdom.
Summary Freedom of religion is a subject, which has throughout human history been a source of profound disagreements and conflict. This study provides an overview of the complexities inherent in the freedom of religion within international law and an analysis of the cultural-religious relativist debate in contemporary human rights law.
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Subject Freedom of religion.
Freedom of religion.
Religious minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Religious minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Religious minorities.
Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Muslims.
Freedom of religion -- Islamic countries.
Islamic countries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Rehman, Javaid.
Breau, Susan Carolyn, 1955-
Other Form: Print version: Religion, human rights and international law. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007 9789004158269 900415826X (DLC) 2007025487 (OCoLC)145431745
ISBN 9789047420873 (electronic book)
904742087X (electronic book)
9789004158269 (alkaline paper)
900415826X (alkaline paper)
Standard No. 10.1163/ej.9789004158269.i-576