Description
| Product ID: | 9781108404570 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Decolonizing Human Rights |
| Authors: | Author: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim |
| Page Count: | 250 |
| Subjects: | International relations, International relations, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, Human rights, International human rights law |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book proposes a transformation from human rights organized around a state determined practice to one that is focused on a people-centric approach that empowers individuals. It will appeal to legal educators and practicing lawyers, as well as students of social sciences and scholars of sociology, political science and international relations. In his extensive body of work, Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim challenges both historical interpretations of Islamic Sharia and neo-colonial understanding of human rights. To advance the rationale of scholarship for social change, An-Naim proposes advancing the universality of human rights through internal discourse within Islamic and African societies and cross-cultural dialogue among human cultures. This book proposes a transformation from human rights organized around a state determined practice to one that is focused on a people-centric approach that empowers individuals to decide how human rights will be understood and integrated into their communities. Decolonizing Human Rights aims to illustrate the decisive role of human agency on the subject of change, without implying that Islamic or any other society are exceptionally disposed to politically motivated violence and consequent profound political instability. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-12-09 |
