Democracy: The Rule of Law and Islam

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-90-411-1185-2
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 600 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 1061 g

Reihe: Centre of Islamic & Middle Eastern Law Series

This important collection of articles, contributed by eminent scholars, judges and legal practitioners, addresses the fundamental issues of human rights, democracy, the rule of law and Islam.

It covers a broad and diverse range of topics and discusses key issues and questions such as:

What lessons should emerging democracies learn from mature democracies in the promotion of human rights and respect for the rule of law?

Are democratic processes and human rights standards in the developed world really models that should be adopted by developing countries?

How are human rights protected in Islam and the Middle East?

What is Islamic constitutionalism and how does Islamic law provide for a democratic system of government?

The book argues that the development of the rule of law, democracy and respect for human rights should be a process of interaction and integration on a global scale. In addition, it stresses that the integration of previously closed societies into the process of globalisation must take into account the indigenous traditions already existing in such societies, and the extent to which they will contribute to, and benefit from, the process as a whole.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cotran, Eugene

Sherif, Adel Omar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents and Contributors

Dedication. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Biographical notes. Part I: The International, Regional and Egyptian Context. Section 1: Judicial Independence, Judicial Review and Other Remedies. 1. Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence in Constitutional Democracies: The Egyptian and American Experiences; A.O. Sherif. 2. Court Authority Necessary for a Democracy: The Doctrine of Inherent Powers and the Fashioning of Remedies; J.G. Apple. 3. Perspectives on the Independence of Judiciaries: Private and Individual Rights; R.W. Zobel. 4. Recapturing Democracy in a Modern Age; J. Gobert. 5. The Right to a Judicial Remedy: International Human Rights Standards; D. Harris. 6. Judicial Review as Dialogue; S. Livingstone. 7. Human Rights Abuses and the Protection of Democracy During States of Emergency; T. Hadden. Section 2: Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. 8. The Incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into the Law of the United Kingdom; E. Cotran. 9. Protecting the Accused and Crime Victims Through an International Consensus on Due Process Guarantees: A Case Study; M. Hartmann. 10. Do Human Rights Require a Particular Form of Democracy? H.J. Steiner. 11. The Arab League and Human Rights Protection; I. al-Jazy. 12. The Politics of Human Rights in Nigeria: An Overview; A.M. Jega. Section 3: Judicial Experiments from Egypt. 13. Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt; A. El-Morr. 14. The Role of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt in Upholding Democracy and the Rule of Law; H.A.L. Gabr. 15. The Judicial Review on the Constitutionality of Legislative Apportionment in Egypt: A Comparative Study; A. Khalil. 16. A System of Ordered Liberty; E. Hill. Section 4: Democracy and Development. 17. Democracy and Development; Dr. I.F.I. Shihata. 18. Good Governance and Human Rights in Development and Democracy; A.D. Swanson. 19. Implementing Children's Rights Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; C. Hamilton. Part II: Freedom of Religion and Islam. Section 1: Freedom of Religion. 20. Freedom of Thought, Freedom of Conscience, Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Belief as Internationally Protected Rights: What is Agreed and What is not Agreed; K. Boyle. 21. The Freedom of Religion Between Scylla and Charybdis; W. Bock. 22. Islam in Russia: Co-operation and Contradictions of Two Civilizations, of Two Legal Systems; A. Vassiliev. Section 2: Human Rights and Islam. 23. Human Rights in Islam and the United Nations Instruments; M.A. Haleem. 24. Political Rights and Democracy in Islamic Law; I. Al-Marzouqi. 25. Muslim Women and Human Rights: The New Generation; M. Yamani. Section 3: Constitutionalism and Islam as a Source of Legislation. 26. Islamic Constitutionalism in Theory and in Practice; N.J. Brown. 27. Islamic Shari'a and Constitutional Interpretation in Egypt. 28. Conformity with Islamic Shari'a and Constitutionality Under Article 2: Some Issues of Theory, Practice and Comparison; F.E. Vogel. 29. Protection for Religious Freedom: The Grim Legacy of Zaheeruddin v. State; A.E. Mayer. Index.