Dawood Ahmed

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Democracy Under God: Constitutions, Islam and Human Rights in the Muslim WorldHardcover, 2 March 2023

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Part of Series
Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
Print Length
225 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Date Published
2 Mar 2023
ISBN-10
1107158052
ISBN-13
9781107158054

Description

State recognition of Islam in Muslim countries invites fierce debate from scholars and politicians alike, some of whom assume an inherent conflict between Islam and liberal democracy. Analyzing case studies and empirical data from several Muslim-majority countries, Ahmed and Abbasi find, counterintuitively, that in many Muslim countries, constitutional recognition of Islam often occurs during moments of democratization. Indeed, the insertion of Islam in a constitution is frequently accompanied by an expansion, not a reduction, in constitutional human rights, with case law from higher courts in Egypt and Pakistan demonstrating that potential tensions between the constitutional pursuit of human rights, liberal democracy and Islam are capable of judicial resolution. The authors also argue that colonial history was pivotal in determining whether a country adopted the constitutional path of Islam or secularism partly explaining why Islam in constitutional politics survived and became more prevalent in Muslim countries that were colonized by the British, and not those colonized by the French or Soviets.

Product Details

Authors:
Dawood AhmedMuhammad Zubair Abbasi
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
2 March 2023
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.42 cm
ISBN-10:
1107158052
ISBN-13:
9781107158054
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
225
Weight:
480.81 gm

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