Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization

The concept of human rights as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights undisputedly is a western construct. But since Muslim states at the official plane have committed themselves to its tenets by being signatory to it as members of the United Nations, their afterthought has triggered...

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Main Author:	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/1/revisited_HR-Nov.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/4/Human_Rights_Conference.pdf

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spelling	iium-343792014-05-24T21:25:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/ Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim The concept of human rights as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights undisputedly is a western construct. But since Muslim states at the official plane have committed themselves to its tenets by being signatory to it as members of the United Nations, their afterthought has triggered a debate among the academia about its harmonization with the Islamic notion of human rights. Some reject it in its entirety, others advocate its adoption even at the expense of some Islamic core values and yet another body of opinion sees it in total conformity with Islam. This paper argues that all the above perspectives in spite of their merits miss one important point, namely addressing the issue in the context of Muslim- nation- states interacting with the comity of nations with their own specific value systems. Accordingly, the harmonization in line with the legitimate Islamic methodology is the real alternative which this presentation endeavors to articulate. 2013-11-12 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/1/revisited_HR-Nov.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/4/Human_Rights_Conference.pdf Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah (2013) Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization. In: National Conference on Human Rights in Islam: Issues and Challenges (CHRI2013), 12 - 13 November 2013, International Islamic University Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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description	The concept of human rights as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights undisputedly is a western construct. But since Muslim states at the official plane have committed themselves to its tenets by being signatory to it as members of the United Nations, their afterthought has triggered a debate among the academia about its harmonization with the Islamic notion of human rights. Some reject it in its entirety, others advocate its adoption even at the expense of some Islamic core values and yet another body of opinion sees it in total conformity with Islam. This paper argues that all the above perspectives in spite of their merits miss one important point, namely addressing the issue in the context of Muslim- nation- states interacting with the comity of nations with their own specific value systems. Accordingly, the harmonization in line with the legitimate Islamic methodology is the real alternative which this presentation endeavors to articulate.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
author_facet	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
author_sort	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
title	Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization
title_short	Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization
title_full	Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization
title_fullStr	Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization
title_full_unstemmed	Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization
title_sort	muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization
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url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/1/revisited_HR-Nov.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34379/4/Human_Rights_Conference.pdf
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