Open AccessIslam, the Rule of Law and Human Rights
Author(s) -
Tengku Ahmad Hazri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v4i1.502
Subject(s) - premise , law , human rights , political science , rule of law , foundation (evidence) , islam , legislation , international human rights law , state (computer science) , public law , sociology , law and economics , epistemology , philosophy , computer science , theology , algorithm , politics
If one wishes to restore the substantive moral-spiritual foundation of the shariah, one must start from the premise that law precedes legislation and that the rule of law needs to go beyond any state-centred paradigm and engage greater self-governance, Human rights is one area that has always been regarded as an intrinsic component of the rule of law as can be gauged from various international documents and academic commentaries.