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Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law: The Experience of Pakistan - Couverture rigide

Livre 9 sur 15: Studies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights

Shah, Niaz A.

 
9789004152373: Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law: The Experience of Pakistan
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004152377 ISBN 13 : 9789004152373
Editeur : Martinus Nijhoff, 2006

Synopsis

Religion plays a pivotal role in the way women are treated around the world, socially and legally. This book discusses three Islamic human rights approaches: secular, non-compatible, reconciliatory (compatible), and proposes a contextual interpretive approach. It is argued that the current gender discriminatory statutory Islamic laws in Islamic jurisdictions, based on the decontextualised interpretation of the Koran, can be reformed through Ijtihad: independent individual reasoning. It is claimed that the original intention of the Koran was to protect the rights of women and raise their status in society, not to relegate them to subordination. This Koranic intention and spirit may be recaptured through the proposed contextual interpretation which in fact means using an Islamic (or insider) strategy to achieve gender equality in Muslim states and greater compatibility with international human rights law. It discusses the negative impact of the so-called statutory Islamic laws of Pakistan on the enjoyment of women's human rights and robustly challenges their Koranic foundation. While supporting the international human rights regime, this book highlights the challenges to its universality: feminism and cultural relativism. To achieve universal application, genuine voices from different cultures and groups must be accommodated. It is argued that the women's human rights regime does not cover all issues of concern to women and has a weak implementation mechanism. The book argues for effective implementation procedures to turn women's human rights into reality.

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À propos de l'auteur

Niaz A. Shah is a Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

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Éditeur
Martinus Nijhoff
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004152377
ISBN 13 
9789004152373
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
276
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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