TY  - JOUR
T1  - Human Rights in Islamic Law
AU - Moustafa Moursi El-Seoudi, Abdel Wadoud 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
SP  - 683
EP  - 688
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2012.683.688
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2012.683.688
KW  - Islam
KW  -human rights
KW  -Islamic law
KW  -violation
KW  -conceptualization
KW  -Malaysia
AB  - Undeniably, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Charter 
  adopted by the United Nations in December, 1948 is a great step forward in the 
  history of United Nations in respect human rights issue. However, the rights 
  enumerated therein characterized by deficiencies in conceptualization, flaws 
  in formulation and injustices in application. Being subject to political agendas, 
  economic pressure and culturally biased viewpoints, they often serve the interests 
  of certain organizations and powerful special interest groups. As such, they 
  carry the residues of colonialism and imperialism. This is clear from the ongoing 
  suppression and atrocities inflicted on poor and weak nations without any effective 
  measures being taken by these organizations for their defense and protection. 
  Double standard is applied when it comes to the violation of human rights. Weak 
  states are vigorously pursued whereas powerful are blatantly exempted from prosecution. 
  Islam as a divine and universal guidance lies a comprehensive framework of values 
  that embodies universal human rights which is free of bias and deal with the 
  abuser of the human rights equally regardless the race, religion and color factors, 
  hence provides a universal criterion for human rights. Therefore, this study 
  attempts to analyze the issue of human rights from an Islamic perspective in 
  the light of the purposes of the law and delineate the mechanism for their protection. 
  Using both descriptive and analytical methods the research concludes that Islam 
  provides a comprehensive and practical mechanism for protection of human rights 
  which is just and of universal application, hence is the pioneer of human rights.
ER  -