Islam, Human Rights and Child Labour in Pakistan

Islam, Human Rights and Child Labour in Pakistan
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Publisher : NIAS Press
Total Pages : 44
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ISBN-10 : 8787062461
ISBN-13 : 9788787062466
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Islam, Human Rights and Child Labour in Pakistan by : Alain Lefebvre

What this study argues, using the example of child labour in Pakistan, is that a distinction has to be made between the notions of human rights as they are expressed within Islam, and the objective socio-economic and political conditions of each specificMuslim country.

Human Rights and Islam

Human Rights and Islam
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9781784716585
ISBN-13 : 1784716588
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Human Rights and Islam by : Abdullah Saeed

Is there a basis for human rights in Islam? Beginning with an exploration of what rights are and how the human rights discourse developed, Abdullah Saeed explores the resources that exist within Islamic tradition. He looks at those that are compatible with international human rights law and can be garnered to promote and protect human rights in Muslim-majority states. A number of rights are given specific focus, including the rights of women and children, freedom of expression and religion, as well as jihad and the laws of war. Human Rights and Islam emphasises the need for Muslims to rethink problematic areas of Islamic thought that are difficult to reconcile with contemporary conceptions of human rights.

Human Rights in Islam

Human Rights in Islam
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 48
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105003232605
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Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Human Rights in Islam by : Syed Abul ʻAla Maudoodi

A short exposition of the value and concept of human rights in Islam as noted in the Quran and Sunnah

Bonded Labour in Pakistan

Bonded Labour in Pakistan
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Total Pages : 80
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951P01020606N
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Rating : 4/5 (6N Downloads)

Synopsis Bonded Labour in Pakistan by : Aly Alp Ercelawn

Examines the continuing prevalence of debt bondage in the 1990s despite the introduction of national legislation banning the practice. Makes recommendations to the Government and the international community for actions to be taken to eliminate bonded labour and provide rehabilitation for freed workers. Includes texts of Land Reforms Regulations, 1972, the Sindh Tenancy Act, 1950 and the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 964
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ISBN-10 : 9789004295056
ISBN-13 : 9004295054
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by : Ton Liefaard

In 2014 the world’s most widely ratified human rights treaty, one specifically for children, reached the milestone of its twenty-fifth anniversary. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and in the time since then it has entered a new century, reshaping laws, policies, institutions and practices across the globe, along with fundamental conceptions of who children are, their rights and entitlements, and society’s duties and obligations to them. Yet despite its rapid entry into force worldwide, there are concerns that the Convention remains a high-level paper treaty without the traction on the ground needed to address ever-continuing violations of children’s rights. This book, based on papers from the conference ‘25 Years CRC’ held by the Department of Child Law at Leiden University, draws together a rich collection of research and insight by academics, practitioners, NGOs and other specialists to reflect on the lessons of the past 25 years, take stock of how international rights find their way into children’s lives at the local level, and explore the frontiers of children’s rights for the 25 years ahead.

Social Justice for Children and Young People

Social Justice for Children and Young People
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 519
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ISBN-10 : 9781108655750
ISBN-13 : 1108655750
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Social Justice for Children and Young People by : Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers

According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the goal of a social justice approach for children is to ensure that children “are better served and protected by justice systems, including the security and social welfare sectors.” Despite this worthy goal, the UN documents how children are rarely viewed as stakeholders in justice rules of law; child justice issues are often dealt with separate from larger justice and security issues; and when justice issues for children are addressed, it is often through a siloed, rather than a comprehensive approach. This volume actively challenges the current youth social justice paradigm through terminology and new approaches that place children and young people front and center in the social justice conversation. Through international consideration, children and young people worldwide are incorporated into the social justice conversation.

Land, Law and Islam

Land, Law and Islam
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Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9781848137202
ISBN-13 : 1848137206
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Land, Law and Islam by : Hilary Lim

In this pioneering work Siraj Sait and Hilary Lim address Islamic property and land rights, drawing on a range of socio-historical, classical and contemporary resources. They address the significance of Islamic theories of property and Islamic land tenure regimes on the 'webs of tenure' prevalent in the Muslim societies. They consider the possibility of using Islamic legal and human rights systems for the development of inclusive, pro-poor approaches to land rights. They also focus on Muslim women's rights to property and inheritance systems. Engaging with institutions such as the Islamic endowment (waqf) and principles of Islamic microfinance, they test the workability of 'authentic' Islamic proposals. Located in human rights as well as Islamic debates, this study offers a well researched and constructive appraisal of property and land rights in the Muslim world.

Religious Legal Traditions, International Human Rights Law and Muslim States

Religious Legal Traditions, International Human Rights Law and Muslim States
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9789004165557
ISBN-13 : 900416555X
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Religious Legal Traditions, International Human Rights Law and Muslim States by : Kamran Hashemi

This book offers an exploration of aspects of the subject, Islam and Human Rights, which is the focus of considerable scholarship in recent years predominantly from Western scholars. Thus it is interesting and important to have the field addressed from a non -Western perspective and by an Iranian scholar. The study draws on Persian language literature that addresses both theological and legal dimensions of the theme. The work is also distinctive in that it tackles three areas that have been largely ignored in the literature. It undertakes a comparative study of the laws of several Muslim States with respect to religious freedom, minorities and the rights of the child. The study offers an optimistic vision of the fundamental compatibility of Islam and international human rights standards.

Pakistan and Human Rights

Pakistan and Human Rights
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9781793646071
ISBN-13 : 1793646074
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Pakistan and Human Rights by : Satvinder Juss

Pakistan and Human Rights consists of a series of innovative and carefully chosen chapters by leading experts and specialists in the field of human rights law. With contributions from young emerging scholars, many of whom live and work in Pakistan, this volume takes a critical look at the legal ordering of human rights issues in Pakistan today.