Minority rights in the Middle East / Joshua Castellino, Kathleen A. Cavanaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castellino, Joshua, author.

Cavanaugh, Kathleen A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Middle East.

Human rights.

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--Middle East.

Minorities.

Minorities--Civil rights--Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1071 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Minority rights in the Middle East are subject to different legal regimes: national law and international law, as well as Islamic law. This book investigates the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in the region both from a historical and contemporary perspective, before addressing three case studies: Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Table of Case Law; Table of Legislation; United Nations Documents; Table of International Organizations' Documents; Introduction; Introduction; 1 The Territorial Ambit; 2 The Crucial Peace and Security Questions; 3 Islam, the Middle East and Human Rights Law; 4 Constructing Minorities; 5 Approach to Human Rights by Middle Eastern States; Conclusion; 1 The Contemporary Middle East; Introduction; 1 Non-Muslim Religious Minorities; 2 Islamic Minorities; Conclusion; 2 Minority Identities in the Middle East: Religious Minorities

Introduction1 Trapped Minorities; 2 Ethnic/National Minorities; 3 Political Minorities; 4 Majoritarian Minorities; Conclusion; 3 Minority Identities in the Middle East: Ethno-national and Other Minorities; Introduction; 1 History; 2 Identification of Minorities; 3 Rights of Minorities; 4 Remedies; Conclusion; 4 Minority Rights in Iraq; Introduction; 1 History; 2 Identification of Minorities; 3 Rights of Minorities; 4 Remedies; Conclusion; 5 Minority Rights in Syria; Introduction; 1 The Unwanted Past; 2 Identification of Minorities; 3 Rights of Minorities; 4 Remedies; Conclusion

6 Minority Rights in LebanonConclusion; Bibliography; Index; Footnotes

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 4, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-183352-5

0-19-175853-1

0-19-166888-5

0-19-166887-7

OCLC:

847139869