Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Glossary of Terms
- Table of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Sharīca, Islamic Law (Fiqh), and Legal Methods (cIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh)
- 2 The Postulates of Human Rights and the Place of Justice in Islam
- 3 The Islamic Criminal Justice System
- 4 Islamic International Law and International Humanitarian Law
- 5 The Sharīca, Islamic Law, and Contemporary Post-Conflict and Transitional Justice
- Appendix A Chronology of Significant Dates in the History of Islam
- Appendix B Armed Conflicts Involving Muslim States
- Appendix C Statute of the International Islamic Court of Justice
- Appendix D The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
- Appendix E Convention of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix D - The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Glossary of Terms
- Table of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Sharīca, Islamic Law (Fiqh), and Legal Methods (cIlm Uṣūl al-Fiqh)
- 2 The Postulates of Human Rights and the Place of Justice in Islam
- 3 The Islamic Criminal Justice System
- 4 Islamic International Law and International Humanitarian Law
- 5 The Sharīca, Islamic Law, and Contemporary Post-Conflict and Transitional Justice
- Appendix A Chronology of Significant Dates in the History of Islam
- Appendix B Armed Conflicts Involving Muslim States
- Appendix C Statute of the International Islamic Court of Justice
- Appendix D The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
- Appendix E Convention of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Nineteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace, Interdependence and Development), held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, from 9-14 Muharram 1411H (31 July to 5 August 1990),
Keenly aware of the place of mankind in Islam as vicegerent of Allah on Earth;
Recognizing the importance of issuing a Document on Human Rights in Islam that will serve as a guide for Member States in all aspects of life;
Having examined the stages throughwhich the preparation of this draft Document has, so far, passed and the relevant report of the Secretary General;
Having examined the Report of the Meeting of the Committee of Legal Experts held in Tehran from 26 to 28 December, 1989;
1- Agrees to issue the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam which will serve as a general guidance for Member States in the field of human rights.
The Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
Reaffirming the civilizing and historical role of the Islamic ummah which God made the best nation that has given mankind a universal and well-balanced civilization in which harmony is established between this life and the hereafter and knowledge is combined with faith; and the role that this ummah should play to guide a humanity confused by competing trends and ideologies and to provide solutions to the chronic problems of this materialistic civilization.
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