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Islamic Views On Human Rights: Viewpoints of Iranian Scholars

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• Dedication
• Introduction To Irano-Islamic Views On Human Rights
• Iranian Muslim Thinkers and Human Rights
• Bibliography
• Notes
• Sources Of Human Rights In Islam
• Man is in essence valuable and worthy
• Man is a God-seeking being
• Man is eternal
• Man reaches the abode of stability
• Man has Genetic Relationship with the Cosmos
• Man has two Dignities: Social and Individual
• Principles of Human rights in Islam
• Life
• Everyone has the right to life
• Kinds of life and the Relationship Between Them
• The Most Important Distinct Feature Between Physical and Spiritual Life
• Islam Condemns Suicide
• Reasons for Forbidding Suicide and Homicide
• Freedom
• All prophets were freedom-bringers
• The Difference between Islamic Stance On Freedom and that of other Schools of thought
• The Glorious Manifestations of the Qur’anic Attention to Freedom
• The Difference between Genetic Freedom and Legal Freedom of Man
• The Relationship between Life and Freedom
• Justice
• Analytical Definition of Justice
• Understanding and Feeling Justice
• Explaining Justice within the Realm of Human Powers
• Justice is All-Pervasive
• Justice: One of the Goals of the Prophetic Missions
• Justice Runs through the Entire Universe
• The Union of Justice and Moral Issues
• The Principles Of Rights As Reflected In The Sahifah Sajjadiyah
• The Philosophy of Human Rights
• The Right of God over Men
• The Right of Oneself over Oneself
• The Right of Non-Muslims
• Notes
• Individual Rights In Islam
• Freedom at First Glance
• Freedom within Man’s Realm
• Man’s Freedom in Islam
• Islam and Man’s Instincts
• Limitations and Boundaries
• Backgrounds of Freedom
• One-Freedom Vis-A-Vis Others
• Two-Freedom Vis-A-Vis The Society
• Three-Freedom Vis-A-Vis The State
• Four-Freedom Vis-A-Vis The International Community
• Five-Freedom Vis-A-Vis The Almighty
• Sixth-Freedom Vis-A-Vis Oneself
• Study of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Individual Freedoms in Islam
• Freedom of Opinion
• Freedom of Religion
• Notes
• The Development Of The Concept Of Human Rights
• The Relation between two Philosophical and Social Issues
• Criteria for Recognizing Human Rights
• The Historical Course of Human Rights
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Cairo Declaration of Human rights in Islam: A Comparative Study
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam
• The Islamic Declaration of Human Rights
• The Shortcomings of the Islamic Declaration of Human Rights
• A Comparative Study
• Common Points In The Two Declarations
• Differences Between The Two Declarations
• The Shortcomings of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Human Rights in the Past and in the Present Times
• Appendix 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights [1948]
• Preamble
• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4
• Article 5
• Article 6
• Article 7
• Article 8
• Article 9
• Article 10
• Article 11
• Article 12
• Article 13
• Article 14
• Article 15
• Article 16
• Article 17
• Article 18
• Article 19
• Article 20
• Article 21
• Article 22
• Article 23
• Article 24
• Article 25
• Article 26
• Article 27
• Article 28
• Article 29
• Article 30
• Appendix 2: The Cairo Declaration Of Human Rights In Islam
• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4
• Article 5
• Article 6
• Article 7
• Article 8
• Article 9
• Article 10
• Article 11
• Article 12
• Article 13
• Article 14
• Article 15
• Article 16
• Article 17
• Article 18
• Article 19
• Article 20
• Article 21
• Article 22
• Article 23
• Article 24
• Article 25
• Sources
• Note
• Survey Of The Similarities And Differences Of Human Rights In Islam And In The West
• 1- Necessity of the Discussion
• 2- Approaches
• 3- The Approach of this Article
• 4-Public and Common Sources of Islamic and Western Rights
• 5- Common Foundations
• Unity Of Mankind
• Man’s Natural Value
• The Individual And The Society
• 6- Common Provisions
• Life
• Freedom
• Justice
• 7- Differences
• Notes
• Political Rights Of People In Islam
• Introduction
• Part 1: The Presumed Principles Of Self-Determination And Political Matters
• Part 2: Affirmative Principles As Self-Determination Of Political Matters
• Rational Demonstration
• Principle of the Lack of Leadership
• The Principle of Sovereignty
• Consulting with People
• Verses of Viceroyship
• Part one-Verses of Vicegerency and Trust Holding
• Second group, Verses of Viceroys of the Earth
• Third group of verses: Leadership of the upright believers
• The Verses Guaranteeing Social Duties
• General Guardianship of Faithful Men and Women
• Imam Ali’s Explications in Nahj al-Balaghah
• Part Three: Self-determination and Political Decrees in Human Rights Documents
• The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Article 6
• Article 7
• Article 8
• Article 56
• Article 177
• Notes
• Criticism And Study Of Cairo Declaration Of Human Rights In Islam
• The principles and contents of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• International Covenants on Human Rights
• Human Rights From a Religious Perspective
• The Social Aspect of Religious Vision
• The Muslim World Vis-a-vis Human Rights
• Study of the Cairo Bill of Human Rights in Islam
• Its Approval And Its Contents
• The General Features Of Cairo Declaration Of Human Rights In Islam
• Equality Of Responsibilities Or Equality Of Rights
• Freedom Of Choice And Change Of Religion
• The Source Of The Government Authority
• Prohibition Of Slavery
• Recognition Of The Right To Literary Works
• Equality Of Men And Women
• The Condition Of Accordance With The Islamic Principles
• The Innovations Of The Cairo Declaration Of Human Rights In Islam
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Human Rights: The Clashes Between Individual And Collective Rights
• The Clash Between Individual and Public Rights According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Two Views on the Universality of Human Rights
• Cultural Relativism
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Human Rights And Asian Values (With emphasis on Eastern Asia)
• Confucian Concept
• Abstract Rights
• Asia: Power and Values
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Primary Principles Of Law In Islam
• Prologue
• Essential Issue of Justice
• Principle of Justice in Shi’ism
• Primary Fundamentals of Islamic Law
• The Relation between Law and Ideology
• The Final Relation of Right and Right Owner
• Subjective Relation between Right and Right Owner
• Goal-oriented Relation Causes Potential Right
• The Role of Reason and Free will in Causing two Stages for the Right of Man
• Right of the Earth on Man
• Inseparability of Right and Task
• Right of the Weak People
• And
• An Essential Difference
• Social Rights
• Right of Companion
• The Name ‘Ali is ldentified with Justice
• International Rules For Women's Rights: A Challenge Of Values
• Introduction
• Women’s Convention: Characteristics
• Women’s Convention and Reservation: Position of Islamic Countries
• The Position of the Muslim Countries
• Article 7: Malaysia
• Conflict of Ideas
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Independence And Economic Rights Of Women
• Study of Backgrounds of the Realization of Women’s Right to Property
• Girls
• Affinal Kinship
• Subsistence
• Payment
• Inheritance
• Amount of inheritance
• The properties from which women inherit
• Employment
• Conclusion
• Sources
• Reference Books
• Farsi Books
• Arabic Books
• International Documents
• Law
• Notes
• Reproductive Health And Rights
• The Genesis of Reproductive Health and Rights
• The Conceptual Development of Reproductive Health and Rights
• Reproductive health
• Family Planning
• Abortion
• Education-Information-Communications
• Reproductive Health and Rights in Islam
• Abortion in Islam
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Notes
• International Humanitarian Law In Islam And Contemporary International Law
• Introduction
• Chapter 1- Generalities
• Definitions
• The Features Of The System Of Islamic Law
• The First Feature: Divinity
• The Second Feature: Inseparability
• The Historical Conditions For The Formulation Of The Islamic Law System
• The Sources Of Islamic Law
• Chapter II-The General Concepts of International Humanitarian Law in Islam
• War against Armed Thieves and the Bandits
• War against the Rebels and the Kharijites
• International Armed Strifes
• Employment of Arms
• Distinction between Combatants and Non-combatants
• Treatment of Enemy in War
• Forbidden Treatments
• Massacre and Lack of Right to Surrender is Forbidden
• Outrages against the Dignity of the Wounded is prohibited
• It is Forbidden to Destroy the Buildings and the Trees
• Special Classes Under Protection
• Women and Children
• Old People
• Scapegoating Enemy by the Muslims
• Treatment of Prisoners of War
• Liberating out of Mercy
• Ransom
• Execution of the Prisoners of War
• Slave-taking
• First: Arbitrary Freedom
• Second-Compulsory Freedom
• The Rights of Prisoners of War
• Granting the Right of Corresponding to Family
• And
• Concluding Comments
• Notes
• International Human Rights Regime: A Theoretical Approach To Regime Formation And Persistence
• Jean-Jacque Rousseau
• Introduction
• Regime Theories
• The Theory of Hegemonic Stability
• Cosmopolitanism
• Game Theory
• General Aspects of Human Rights Regime
• Dimensions
• Principles
• Norms
• Rules
• Usage And Custom
• Knowledge
• Implementation Procedures
• Monitoring Regime Consequences
• Historical Antecedents to Human Rights Regime
• The Charter Of Cyrus
• The Four Tribunals
• Article 6
• The UN And The Universal Declaration
• Custom And The UN Resolutions
• Regional Regimes In Europe, The Americas And Africa
• The Council of Europe
• The European Union
• Women’s Rights
• Self-Determination And Autonomy Regimes
• International Criminal Regimes
• Development Regime
• Conclusion
• Notes
• The Impact Of The Changes Of International System On The Concept Of Human Rights
• Introduction
• The Age Of Ignorance
• The Time Of Transition And New Hypotheses On Rights
• The Creation Of International System And The Study Of Lndvidual And Public Rights
• Part Two-Development of the Concept and the Function of Human Rights from the French Revolution up to the Present
• From The French Revolution To The End Of World War II
• Position Of Human Rights In Bipolar System
• International Institutionalisation of Human Rights
• The Instrumentalization of Human Rights in the Foreign Policies in Western Countries
• Critique Of The Principles Of Western Human Rights And Protest Against Its Misuse In Foreign Policies
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Human Rights In Practice:The Violation Of The Muslims’ Rights Throughout The World And The Position Of The United Nations Towards This Issue
• Part One-International Regime of Human Rights. The Historical Change of Human Rights
• Part Two-Human Rights in Practice Muslims in non-Muslim Societies
• The Israeli Attitude Towards The Palestinians In The Occupied Lands
• The Status of Palestinian Refugees
• Inhumane Conduct towards the Palestinian Prisoners And Arbitrary Execution
• Armed Attack against the Civilians
• Surrounding the Occupied Territories
• The Muslims In Bosnia And Herzegovina
• Chechnya In The Domain Of Russia: Independence Or Repression
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Human Rights Developments After The Second World War
• Introduction
• We the people of the United Nations determined
• The Formation of Human Rights
• First Generation Of Human Rights
• Second Generation Of Human Rights
• Third Generation Of Human Rights
• New Trend
• Impact on International Documents of Human Rights
• Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
• Human Rights After The Universal Declaration
• Inside the United Nations
• Outside the United Nations
• 3. the Helsinki Accords was adopted in 1975; and
• Formation Of The Third World Human Rights
• Right to Development
• Right to Self-determination
• Present Situation of Human Rights
• Responsibility Of Human Rights
• Indivisibility Of Human Rights
• Universality Of Human Rights
• Limitations On Human Rights
• Democracy And Human Rights
• Notes