Islam and human rights

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Do Islam and Islamic law constitute real obstacles to human rights? In this revised and updated edition, the author offers critical assessments of recent Islamic human rights schemes that dilute or eliminate the human rights protections afforded by international law and compares these both with the Islamic legal heritage and with international human rights law. Contesting stereotypes about a supposedly monolithic Islam inherently incompatible with human rights, Mayer dissects the political motives behind the selective use of elements of the Islamic tradition by conservative groups opposed to democracy and human rights. The third edition considers recent developments in human rights law and policy.

subjects: Civil rights (Islamic law),  Human rights,  Islam,  Politics,  Religious aspects,  Religious aspects of Human rights,  International law (Islamic law),  Menschenrecht,  Aspect religieux,  Droits de l'homme,  11.84 Islam: other,  86.81 human rights,  Mensenrechten,  Islamitisch recht,  Minorities (Islamic law),  Equality before the law (Islamic law),  Human rights, religious aspects,  Human rights, islamic countries