Oxford Monographs in International Law International Human Rights and Islamic Law, (Paperback)

'Review from previous edition Sensitive, highly informed and eminently readable, it offers a unique perspective that transcends the now trite arguments between the universalistic and cultural relativistic camps - in their evaluation of Human Rights in Muslim societies. It will undoubtedly prove beneficial, for these momentous times, as well as for the future.'Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta'Baderin has achieved in this slim volume what many a scholar might not have accomplished in a much larger one.'Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta'This sort of scholarship is particularly important for informing public policy in the present international environment.'European Journal of International Law'Baderin presents a masterful and thoroughly documented definition, exploration, and historical analysis of both 'human rights' and 'Islamic law'.'European Journal of International Law'Sensitive, highly informed and eminently readable, it offers a unique perspective that transcends the now trite arguments between the universalistic and cultural relativistic camps - in their evaluation of Human Rights in Muslim societies. It will undoubtedly prove beneficial, for these momentous times, as well as for the future.'Hameed Agberemi, Research Fellow, Islam and Human Rights Programme, Emory University Law School, Atlanta'This is an ambitious book...the book boldly challenges the argument that the observance of international human rights law is impossible within an Islamic legal dispensation'Humanit���������res V���������lkerrecht Informationsschriften