Sharia, Muslim states and international human rights treaty obligations
Subtitle: a comparative study
By: Nisrine Abiad.
Publisher: British Institute of International and Comparative Law; British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL); British Institute of International
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781905221417
Subjects: Islamic law; Public law (Islamic law); International law (Islamic law); Human rights; Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Civil rights; Civil rights -- Religious aspects
Description: "This research, undertaken from a comparative perspective with a view to identifying any patterns followed by Islamic countries in making declarations and reservations to the main international human rights treaties, seeks to measure and analyse to what extent Sharia affects the ratification and implementation of human rights norms by Muslim States." "An analysis of the various roles of Sharia reveals different approaches in the use of Islamic considerations by Muslim States: at an international level, Sharia has always been used upon the ratification of international human rights treaties to limit the scope of the State's engagement; internally, however, some recent examples of legislative amendments and judicial activities demonstrate that Sharia is and can be used to achieve a better translation of human rights norms into domestic practice." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-240.)