Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law

This paper looks into the way reproductive rights have been defined in light of advances made in the area of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). It discusses the problem that arises in defining reproductive rights in view of giving primacy to individual rights. Hence, the paper proposes tha...

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Main Author:	Zawawi, Majdah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law KBP15 Congresses. Conferences
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/11834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11834/1/Redefining_Reproductive_Rights_Through_A_Harmonised_Approach_of_International_Human_Rights_Law_and_Islamic_Law_-_Majdah_Zawawi.pdf

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spelling	iium-118342012-07-13T00:10:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11834/ Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law Zawawi, Majdah KBP Islamic Law KBP15 Congresses. Conferences This paper looks into the way reproductive rights have been defined in light of advances made in the area of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). It discusses the problem that arises in defining reproductive rights in view of giving primacy to individual rights. Hence, the paper proposes that the term may be re-defined by not only emphasising individual rights, but also by looking at arising responsibilities that arises when a person decides to reproduce. In doing so, the paper discusses the position reproductive rights under existing International Human Rights Law whilst also looking at it from the Shari'ah perspective. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11834/1/Redefining_Reproductive_Rights_Through_A_Harmonised_Approach_of_International_Human_Rights_Law_and_Islamic_Law_-_Majdah_Zawawi.pdf Zawawi, Majdah (2009) Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law. In: 4th International Conference on Harmonisation of Civil Law & Shariah 2009, 8-9th December 2009, Attorney General Chambers, Putrajaya.
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description	This paper looks into the way reproductive rights have been defined in light of advances made in the area of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). It discusses the problem that arises in defining reproductive rights in view of giving primacy to individual rights. Hence, the paper proposes that the term may be re-defined by not only emphasising individual rights, but also by looking at arising responsibilities that arises when a person decides to reproduce. In doing so, the paper discusses the position reproductive rights under existing International Human Rights Law whilst also looking at it from the Shari'ah perspective.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zawawi, Majdah
author_facet	Zawawi, Majdah
author_sort	Zawawi, Majdah
title	Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law
title_short	Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law
title_full	Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law
title_fullStr	Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law
title_full_unstemmed	Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law
title_sort	redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and islamic law
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/11834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11834/1/Redefining_Reproductive_Rights_Through_A_Harmonised_Approach_of_International_Human_Rights_Law_and_Islamic_Law_-_Majdah_Zawawi.pdf
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Redefining reproductive rights through a harmonised approach of international human rights law and Islamic law

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