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1 online resource (341 pages) |
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Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser |
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Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I. FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1. Setting the Scene; Chapter 2. The Human Rights Agenda of the OIC: Between Pessimism and Optimism; Chapter 3. The OIC's Human Rights Regime; PART II. INTERVENTIONS: RIGHTS AND VALUES; Chapter 4. The OIC's Human Rights Policies in the UN: A Problem of Coherence; Chapter 5. The OIC and Freedom of Expression: Justifying Religious Censorship Norms with Human Rights Language; Chapter 6. Competing Perceptions: Traditional Values and Human Rights; Chapter 7. The Position of the OIC on Abortion: Not Too Bad, Ugly, or Just Confusing? |
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Chapter 8. The OIC and Children's RightsPART III. INTERSECTIONS: CONFLICTS AND COOPERATION; Chapter 9. The OIC and Conflict Resolution: Norms and Practical Challenges; Chapter 10. Fragmented Aid: The Institutionalization of the OIC's Foreign Aid Framework; Chapter 11. Governance of Refugees in the OIC; Chapter 12. The OIC and Civil Society Cooperation: Prospects for Strengthened Human Rights Involvement?; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
Founded in 1969, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an intergovernmental organization whose purpose is the strengthening of solidarity among Muslims. With expectations as to the OIC's role in global human rights that are, to date, unfulfilled, this volume demonstrates the potential, obstacles, and shortcomings of the OIC |
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Human Rights |
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Law |
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Political Science |
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Public Policy |
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Religion |
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Religious Studies |
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In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
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| SUBJECT |
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation fast |
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Human rights.
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Human rights -- International cooperation
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Human rights -- Islamic countries
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights
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Human rights
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Human rights -- International cooperation
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Islamic countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kayaoglu, Turan, author.
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| ISBN |
0812295943 |
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9780812295948 |
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