EUP429 Islam and Human Rights

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Zaid Eyadat, PhD. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Course Description: This is an introductory course on Islam and human rights. The primary thematic focus will be on theoretical and practical issues concern Islam and Human Rights. After a brief introduction to the concept of universalism and relativism, the course will lay out the western conceptual framework of human rights against which the Islamic theorizing on the subject will be studied. The issue of minorities' rights and woman rights in Islam will receive special focus.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Required Readings: • Dalacoura, Katerina. Islam, Liberalism, and Human Rights. London: I.B. Tauris. • Abdullahi an-Na`im. Religious Minorities under Islamic Law and the Limits of Cultural Relativism, Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 9:1, 1987, pp. 1-18. • Fred Halliday, Relativism and Universalism in Human Rights: the Case of the Islamic Middle East, Political Studies, 43: 152–167. • Almihdar, Zainah (2008) Human Rights of Women and Children under the Islamic Law of Personal Status and Its Application in Saudi Arabia, Muslim World Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 1. • Jack Donnelly. 2003, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, Cornell University Press • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. • Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam. • The Universal Islamic declaration of Human Rights. Suggested Readings • John L.Esposito and Dalia Mogahed, Who Speaks for Islam? What Billion Muslims really think? New York: Gallup, 2007. • Ali, Shaheen. Gender and Human Rights in Islam and International Law. Kluwer Law International: The Hague, 2000. • Mayer, Ann. Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics. United States: Westview Press, 2007. • Human Rights and the World’s Major Religions. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers, 2005. • Mayer, Ann. Elizabeth. Clashing Human Rights Priorities: How the United States and Muslim Countries Selectively Use Provisions of International Human Rights Law. Chennai Journal Of Intercultural Philosophy 44. • Abdullahi an-Na`im, Toward an Islamic Reformation: Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law, Syracuse University Press, 1996. • Jerome Shestack (1998).The Philosophy Foundations of Human Righte. Human Rights Quarterly, 20.201-234 • UNDP Reports on Human Rights and Human Development. • Muslim World Journal of Human rights. • Human Rights Quarterly.(Journal). Course Schedule and outlines: Topic(s) to be covered Preparation/readings 1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universalism and Relativism - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Report. - Fred Halliday, Relativism and Universalism in Human Rights: the Case of the Islamic Middle East. - Jack Donnelly. 2003, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice. 2 Western conceptual constructs on Human Rights - Jack Donnelly. 2003, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, pgs: (7-21). - Dalacoura, Katerina. Islam, Liberalism, and Human Rights, chapter 1. 3 Islam and Human Rights: Theoretical Framework - Dalacoura, Katerina. Islam, Liberalism, and Human Rights, pgs: (39-75). 4 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam The Universal Islamic declaration of Human Rights - Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, Report. - The Universal Islamic declaration of Human Rights, Report. 5 Human Rights in Islam: debatable Issues - Minorities Rights in Islam - Women’s Rights in Islam - Abdullahi an-Na`im. Religious Minorities under Islamic Law and the Limits of Cultural Relativism. - Almihdar, Zainah (2008) "Human Rights of Women and Children under the Islamic Law of Personal Status and Its Application in Saudi Arabia.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
An essay for the entire course (around 3000 words)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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