Muslim States and the Protection of Fundamental Rights

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Filed Under: 1981 Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights, Cairo Declaration on Human Rights, Indonesia's 1965 Blasphemy Act, Mu’tazili school of jurisprudence, Pakistan's Martial Ordinance XX, Sharia, Towards an Islamic Reformation, Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Zaheerudin v. State

In his essay, “Islam and Constitutionalism,” Sohail H. Hashmi boldly confronts a difficult question: Are Islam and constitutionalism compatible? On his account, a functioning constitutional system has three essential features: (1) limited and accountable government; (2) adherence to the rule …