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Subject(s)

• Human rights—Religious aspects—Islam [Browse]

Translator

• Cronin, Ciaran (Ciaran P.) [Browse]

Series

• Studies in comparative political theory. [More in this series]
• Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

Are concepts of human rights universal? If so, how does one reconcile them with schools of thought that Western regimes often view as hostile to universal human rights, such as Islamic fundamentalism? This question often ends in the assumption that Sharia law cannot be reconciled with human rights or that there needs to be a one-way adaption of Sharia to human rights concepts. Others view the application of human rights ideas to Sharia as an imperial intrusion. In 'Human Rights Between Universality and Islamic Legitimacy', Mahmoud Bassiouni addresses the debate surrounding the compatibility of Islam and human rights. He argues that to understand their compatibility, we need to better understand the dynamic way in which Islamic tradition has evolved relative to international human rights.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 15, 2024).

Contents

• Cover
• Series
• Human Rights Between Universality and Islamic Legitimacy
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Human Rights as a Question of Identity
• PART I. CONTEXTS OF MUSLIM HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE
• 1. Contemporary Context
• 2. Historical Context
• 3. Theological Context
• PART II. RECONSTRUCTING THE MUSLIM DISCOURSE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
• 4. Rejection and Incompatibility
• 5. Appropriation
• 6. Assimilation
• 7. Summary and Outlook
• PART III. ISLAMIC FOUNDATIONS OF A UNIVERSAL CONCEPTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
• 8. The Purpose of Islamic Law (maqāṣid al-​sharīʿa)
• 9. A Critical Review
• 10. New Conceptions of the maqāṣid
• PART IV. HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN NEEDS
• 11. Conceptions of Human Rights
• 12. Human Needs
• 13. Human Rights as Institutions for the Protection of Human Needs
• Conclusion
• References
• Index.

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ISBN

• 0-19-775392-2
• 0-19-775390-6
• 0-19-775391-4

OCLC

1437790159

Doi

• 10.1093/oso/9780197753897.001.0001

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