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024	7		_a10.1163/ej.9789004152373.i-263 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)74649197 _z(OCoLC)156734887
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050		4	_aKPL516 _b.S528 2006
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100	1		_aShah, Niaz A.
245	1	0	_aWomen, the Koran and international human rights law : _bthe experience of Pakistan / _cNiaz A. Shah.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bMartinus Nijhoff Publishers, _c2006.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
440		0	_aStudies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights, _x1871-7829 ; _vv. 4
490	0		_aNijhoff eBook titles 2006
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-257) and index.
505	0	0	_tPreliminary Material / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tHuman Rights in Islam: an Introduction / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 1. The Position of Women in Pre- and Post-Islamic Arabia / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 2. The Equality of Men and Women in the Koran / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 3. The Evolution of Islamic Law and Ijtihad / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 4. The Role of Islam in Drafting the Constitution / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 5. Gender Equality and the 1973 Constitution / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 6. Islamisation of Criminal Laws / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 7. Womens Rights and the Family Laws / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 8. Towards an InternationalWomens Human Rights Regime / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 9. Universality of Human Rights: Its Challenges / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tChapter 10. Koranic, Pakistani and Human Rights Standards: a Comparison / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tConclusion / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tGlossary of Islamic Terms / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tBibliography / _rNiaz a. Shah -- _tIndex / _rNiaz a. Shah.
506	1		_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aReligion plays a pivotal role in the way women are treated around the world, socially and legally. This book discusses three Islamic human rights approaches: secular, non-compatible, reconciliatory (compatible), and proposes a contextual interpretive approach. It is argued that the current gender discriminatory statutory Islamic laws in Islamic jurisdictions, based on the decontextualised interpretation of the Koran, can be reformed through Ijtihad : independent individual reasoning. It is claimed that the original intention of the Koran was to protect the rights of women and raise their status in society, not to relegate them to subordination. This Koranic intention and spirit may be recaptured through the proposed contextual interpretation which in fact means using an Islamic (or insider) strategy to achieve gender equality in Muslim states and greater compatibility with international human rights law. It discusses the negative impact of the so-called statutory Islamic laws of Pakistan on the enjoyment of women’s human rights and robustly challenges their Koranic foundation. While supporting the international human rights regime, this book highlights the challenges to its universality: feminism and cultural relativism. To achieve universal application, genuine voices from different cultures and groups must be accommodated. It is argued that the women’s human rights regime does not cover all issues of concern to women and has a weak implementation mechanism. The book argues for effective implementation procedures to turn women’s human rights into reality.
650		0	_aWomen (Islamic law)
650		0	_aWomen _xLegal status, laws, etc. _zPakistan.
650		0	_aWomen's rights _xReligious aspects _xIslam.
650		0	_aWomen's rights _zPakistan.
776	0		_tWomen, the Koran and international human rights law _z9004152377 (hbk. : alk. paper) _z9789004152373 (hbk. : alk. paper)
830		0	_aStudies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights _v4.
830		0	_aHuman Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2006, ISBN: 9789004222885.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004152373.i-263
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