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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Main Author: Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
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Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2014
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spelling iium-379432018-06-13T02:16:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37943/ Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim 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. International Islamic University Malaysia 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en 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 Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah (2014) Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian. Journal of Islam in Asia, 11 (1). pp. 161-185. ISSN 1823-0970 http://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/Islam/article/view/425
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Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
description 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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author Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
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title Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
title_short Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
title_full Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
title_fullStr Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
title_full_unstemmed Muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = Wacana Islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
title_sort muslim discourse on international human rights: the problem of harmonization = wacana islam mengenai hak asasi manusia antarabangsa: masalah pengharmonian
publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2014
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