Citizenship and Accountability of Government: An Islamic Perspective (7) (Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam)

Kamali, Mohammed Hashim

ISBN 10: 1903682606 / ISBN 13: 9781903682609

Published by Islamic Texts Society, 2011

In English. Seller Inventory # ria9781903682609_new

Synopsis:

Citizenship and Accountability of Government: An Islamic Perspective is the final volume in Prof. M. H. Kamali''s series on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. It includes discussions of: the definitions of citizenship; the rights of citizens; the duties of citizens; citizenship laws; the concepts of dar al-Islam (abode of Islam), dar al-harb (abode of war) and the dar al-''ahd (abode of treaty); the ummah and the nation-state; government as a trust; the selection of officials; the relationship between authority and citizens; corruption and the misuse of public funds; despotism and dynastic misrule; the right of complaint; the limits of obedience; impeachment of officials and heads of state; the foundation of institutions of accountability.

In addition to the topics of citizenship and accountability of government, this volume contains a discussion of freedom of movement in Islam, which is the last of the fundamental rights in Prof. M. H. Kamali''s series.

About the Author:

Mohammed Hashim Kamali is chairman of the International Institute of Islamic Studies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the author of Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Commercial Law, and The Right to Life, Security, Privacy, and Ownership in Islam. He is a former law professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia, where he taught for more than 20 years.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Citizenship and Accountability of Government...
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New