Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
The concept of human rights as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights indisputably is a western construct. 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...
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International Islamic University Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37943/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37943/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37943/1/English_2_Sayed_Sikandar_Shah_Haneef%23_Muslim_Discourse_on_International_Human_Rights_The_Problem_of_Harmonization_%281%29.pdf |
| Summary: | The concept of human rights as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights indisputably is a western construct. 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 community 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
endeavours to articulate. |
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