Susan Waltz University of Michigan, USA A. Introduction Much has been written (and more has been said) about the compatibility of Islam and human rights. Discussions are often impassioned and tangled. In both ordinary conversation and political discourse, speakers readily conflate Arabo-Muslim culture with Muslim religious beliefs, and as a result, the meaning of Islam is confused. Similarly, the concept ...
Brett G. Scharffs International Center for Law and Religion Studies J. Reuben Clark Law Schoolof Brigham Young University, USA Introduction This chapter is a basic introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It focuses on the aims of the document, its background context and the drafting process, as well as certain key provisions. The chapter also includes a ...