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An exploration of the situation of Muslims in France & Uzbekistan considers the role of the human rights paradigm in transforming Islamic identity, noting that this model refers to identifying/applying identical norms to all human beings, a concept that often overrides a state's jurisdiction over certain rights/freedoms. A discussion of the underlying paradox of the human rights paradigm is followed by a description of the differences & similarities between Muslim communities in France & Uzbekistan, arguing that they both exhibit tension between the dynamic of cultural transformation & the legitimacy of institutional arrangements for pluralism. Muslim communities in France are negotiating with the broader French identity/culture to determine the meaning of Islamic identity in the context of an effective national/regional human rights framework that offers the potential for common ground between competing claims. However, Muslims in Uzbekistan function in a post-Soviet society that has only the beginnings of a human rights network. The need for Muslims everywhere to adopt a human rights paradigm to effectively assert their Islamic identity is discussed. J. Lindroth

Introduction -- Part I: Analytical Scope and International Legal Framework -- Basic Terms and Concepts -- The Legal Frameworks Applicable to Violence Against Women -- Part II: State Responsibility for Violence Against Women: Transformative Potential of Primary and Secondary Human Rights Obligations -- Primary Obligations: Positive Human Rights Obligations in Context -- Parameters to Establish the Existence and Extent of Positive Obligations -- Measures Against Gender-Based Violence -- Secondary Obligations: Individual Reparation and Beyond -- Findings

The book takes the reader on a journey to unexplored sources of human rights: ancient China, the golden age of Islam and 16th century Spain. All three share a strong belief in reason, justice and human dignity.

Cover -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Kolera and the United Nations -- 2. "Judge Him": Pursuing Duvalier -- 3. The Rule of Law, Political Will, and Haiti -- 4. The Raboteau Trial -- 5. How Not to Save a Country: Lost Opportunities in the Post-Earthquake Response -- Figures 1-12 -- 6. Beyond the Courtroom -- 7. The Donkey and the Horse: Haiti and the United States -- 8. Creating Victory for the People -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

In this book the interaction between the rights guaranteed in the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and private international law has been analysed by examining the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) and selected national courts. In doing so the book focuses on the impact of the ECHR on the three main issues of private international law: jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Next to a list of cases consulted and a comprehensive bibliography, the book offers brief introductions to PIL and the ECHR for readers who are less familiar with either of the topics. This makes the book not only a valuable tool for specialists and practitioners in the fields covered, but at the same time a well-documented basis for students and starting researchers specializing in either or both directions.