Wildy Logo
(020) 7242 5778
enquiries@wildy.com

Book of the Month

Cover of Housing Law Handbook

Housing Law Handbook

Diane Astin
Price: £85.00

More Information

Planning Law:
A Practitioner's
Handbook 2nd ed




 William Webster, Robert Weatherley


Welcome to Wildys

Watch


Corporate Insolvency Practice:
Litigation, Procedure
and Precedents 3rd ed




 Mark Watson-Gandy


Offers for Newly Called Barristers & Students

Special Discounts for Newly Called & Students

Read More ...


Secondhand & Out of Print

Browse Secondhand Online

Read More...


The Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression and Islamic Law (eBook)

Edited by: Hossein Esmaeili, Javaid Rehman

ISBN13: 9781782257486
Published: December 2017
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: eBook (ePub)
Price: Out of print
The amount of VAT charged may change depending on your location of use.

The eBooks we sell are sold as a single-user licence and are intended for the end user only.
The sale of some eBooks are restricted to certain countries. To alert you to such restrictions, please select the country of the billing address of your credit or debit card you wish to use for payment.

For further information see https://www.wildy.com/ebook-formats


Once the order is confirmed an e-mail will be sent to you to allow you to download the eBook. For UK purchases this will be automatic. For purchases outside the UK a member of staff will need to confirm the sale. (Staff are available to do this during normal business hours, Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00 UK time)

All eBooks are supplied firm sale and cannot be returned. If you believe there is a fault with your eBook then contact us on ebooks@wildy.com and we will help in resolving the issue. This does not affect your statutory rights.

This eBook is available in the following formats: ePub.


Due to a technical issue some ebooks are not available to order.



Need help with ebook formats?


Also available as
Hardback
9781782257462
£100.00

The importance of the rule of law is universally recognised and of fundamental value of most societies. Establishing and promoting the rule of law in the Muslim world, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, has become a pressing but complicated issue. These states have Muslim majority populations, and the religion of Islam has an important role in the traditional structures of their societies. While the Muslim world is taking gradual steps towards the establishment of the rule of law systems, most Muslim majority countries may not yet have effective legal systems with independent judiciaries which would allow the state and institutions to be controlled by an effective rule of law system. One important aspect of the rule of law is freedom of expression. Given the sensitivity of Muslim societies in relation to their sacred beliefs, freedom of expression, as an international human rights issue, has raised some controversial cases. This book, drawing on both international and Islamic Law, explores the rule of law, and freedom of expression and its practical application in the Muslim world.

Subjects:
eBooks, Islamic Law
Contents:
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction
I. Opening Comments
II. Scope of the Study
III. Structure of the Book
IV. Methodology and Literature Review

Part II: Conceptualising the Rule of Law
2. Examining the Meaning and Scope of the Rule of Law
I. Introduction
II. The Rule of Law in Western Philosophical Thinking
III. Rule of Law and Non-Western Traditions
IV. Rule of Law and Islamic Law
V. Applicability of the Rule of Law at the Domestic and International Levels
VI. Foundational Principles of the Rule of Law
VII. Conclusions

Part III: Rule of Law and Comparative Examination
3. Islamic Law, the Sharia and the Rule of Law
I. Introduction
II. Origins of Islamic Law
III. Development of Fiqh
IV. Religion, Fiqh, Sharia and Law
V. Law and Religion
VI. Reviving the Sharia in Muslim Countries
VII. An Islamic Perspective on the Rule of Law
VIII. Conclusions
4. The Rule of Law and International Law
I. Introduction
II. Application of the Rule of Law within International Law and International Organisations
III. Rule of Law and Specific UN Organs
IV. Rule of Law and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
V. The Independent Commission on Human Rights (IPHRC)
VI. The Arab League
VII. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
VIII. Conclusions

Part IV: The Sharia and Islamic Law: Rule of Law and the Application of Freedom of Expression
5. Islamic Law and Freedom of Expression
I. Introduction
II. Challenges in Modern Muslim State Practices and in Muslim Communities
III. Freedom of Expression in the Quran
IV. Apostasy and Blasphemy in the Quran
V. Consultation (Shura)
VI. Freedom of Expression in the Sunna
VII. Freedom of Expression in the Fiqh
VIII. Legal Restrictions on Freedom of Expression
IX. Conclusions
6. Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion: Conflict or Convergence?
I. Introduction
II. The Nexus between Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion
III. Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Government
IV. Challenges and Potential Conflicts with the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
V. The Boundaries of Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion or Belief and Anti-blasphemy Laws
VI. Applicability and Impact of Blasphemy: The Case of Pakistan
VII. Rationale behind Anti-blasphemy Laws
VIII. Natural Justice, Rule of Law and the Crime of Blaspheming
IX. Anti-blasphemy Laws and Religiously Motivated Violence and Intolerance
X. Conclusions
7. Islamic Law, International Dimensions in Freedom of Expression
I. Introduction
II. Freedom of Expression and the Evolution of the OIC
III. Countering and Combating ‘Defamation of Religions’
IV. Resolution 16/18 and Beyond
V. The ‘Istanbul Process’: Limitations and Shortcomings
VI. Rabat Plan of Action
VII. OIC Agenda and the Future of Freedom of Expression
VIII. Conclusions

Part V: Conclusions
8. Concluding Reflections
I. Future Perspectives on Islamic Law, the Rule of Law and Freedom of Expression
II. International Obligations and the Future Direction of the Right to Freedom of Expression
III. International Human Rights Law and Permissible Limits to Freedom of Expression
IV. Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion"