DedicationAcknowledgementsPrefaceContentsTable of CasesTable of Treaties and DeclarationsGlossary1 Introduction2 Human Rights and Islamic Law2.1. Breaking traditional barriers2.2. Islamic responses in international human rights discourse2.3. What are human rights?2.4.
What is Islamic law?2.5. The justificatory principle3 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Light of Islamic Law3.1. Introduction3.2. The rights guaranteed under the ICCPR3.3.
Obligations of State Parties under theICCPR- Article 23.4. The right of self-determination-Article 13.5. equality of rights between men and women-Article 33.6. The right to life-Article 63.7.
Prohibition of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment-Article 73.8. Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced labour-Article 83.9. The right to liberty and security of person-Article 93.10. The right to a humane incarceration system-Article 103.11.
Freedom from imprisonment for contractual obligation-Article 113.12. The right to freedom of movement and choice of residence-Article 123.13. Freedom of aliens from arbitrary expulsion-Article 133.14. The right to fair hearing and due process of law-Article 143.15.
Freedom from retroactive criminal law-Article 153.16. The right to recognition as a person before the law-Article 163.17. The right to privacy-Article 173.18. The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion-Article 183.19.
The right to freedom of opinion and expression-Article 193.20. 3.21. The right of peacefull assembly-Article 213.22. The right to freedom of association-Article 223.23.
The right to marry and found a family-Article 233.24. The rights of the child-Article 243.25. Political rights-Article 253.26. The right to equality before the law-Article 263.27.
The rights of ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities-Article 273.28. Concluding remarks4 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the Light of Islamic Law4.1. Introduction4.2. Importance of economic, social, and cultural rights4.3.
The rights 'recognized' under the ICESCR4.4. The object and purpose of the ICESCR4.5. Obligations of State Parties under the ICESCR-Article 24.6. The right to work-Article 64.7.
The right to just and favourable conditions at work-Article 74.8. Trade union rights-Article 84.9. The right to social security and social insurance-Article 94.10. Family rights_Article 104.11.
The right to an adequate standard of living-Article 114.12. The right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health-Article 124.13. The right to education-Article 05 13 and 144 14. The right to cultural life and benefits of scientific progress-Article 154.15. concluding remarks5 Conclusion5.
1. A complimentary approach5.2. Domestic means of enhancing human rights5.3. Regional means of enhancing human rights5.4. The 'margin of appreciation'doctrine as a universal means of enhancing human rightsAnnex: The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in IslamBibliography.