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Democracy under God - Constitutions, Islam and Human Rights in the Muslim World (Hardcover)
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Democracy under God - Constitutions, Islam and Human Rights in the Muslim World (Hardcover)
Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
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The place of Islam in constitutions invites fierce debate from
scholars and politicians alike. Many of these debates assume an
inherent conflict between constitutional Islam and 'secular' values
of liberal democracy and human rights. Using case studies from
several Muslim-majority states, this book surveys the history and
role of Islam in constitutions. Tracing the origins of
constitutional Islam, Dawood Ahmed and Muhammad Zubair Abbasi argue
that colonial history and political bargaining were pivotal factors
in determining whether a country adopted Islam, and not secularism,
in its constitution. Contrary to the common contention that the
constitutional incorporation of Islam is generally antithetical to
human rights, Ahmed and Abbasi show not only that Islam has been
popularly demanded and introduced into constitutions during periods
of 'democratization' and 'modernization' but also that
constitutional Islamization has frequently been accompanied by an
expansion in constitutional human rights.
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