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Human rights commitments of Islamic states : Sharia, treaties, and consensus / Paul McDonough.

Bloomsbury Academic: Hart Publishing 2020 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McDonough, Paul, author.
Series:
Studies in international law ; volume 79.
Studies in international law ; volume 79
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United Nations.
Human rights--Islamic countries.
Human rights.
Civil rights (Islamic law).
Human rights--Religious aspects--Islam.
Constitutional law (Islamic law).
International law (Islamic law).
International law and human rights.
Law.
Human Rights (Law).
Law and Religion (Law).
Public International Law (Law).
Local Subjects:
Law.
Human Rights (Law).
Law and Religion (Law).
Public International Law (Law).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 280 pages)
Place of Publication:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
HTML
Summary:
"This book examines the legal nature of "an" Islamic state and the human rights it commits to uphold. It offers the first study into Islamic constitutions to map the relationship between Sharia and the state in terms of institutions. This also supports an assessment of the place of Sharia in the national legal order. The book unites three strands of analysis: the compatibility of Sharia with the rights enunciated in UN treaties; the patterns of adherence of Islamic states to human rights treaties; and the compatibility of international Islamic human rights declarations with UN standards. By exploring all formal human rights commitments of all Islamic states within a single analytical framework, it will appeal to international human rights and constitutional scholars with an interest in Islamic law and states"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction
The history of the caliphates
Islamic law, international law, and human rights
Islamic states
Islam, constitutions, and democracy
Islamic law and international law in Islamic constitutions
Islamic states and the UN human rights treaties
Islamic international human rights law.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781509919727
1509919724
9781509919710
1509919716
9781509919734
1509919732
OCLC:
1225547677

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