The Right to Human Dignity and Equality from the Perspective of Jurisprudence
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The Right to Human Dignity and Equality: Opportunity or Threat?
In the history of Shia jurisprudence, numerous texts (nusus) remained unheeded for decades and centuries, until…
Read MoreThe Quantitative Scope of Human Dignity
Among Shia jurists, there is disagreement as to whether the dignity Islam posits for human beings…
Read MoreDignity is a Principle, Not a Right!
Excerpt: The first question that comes to mind is: Is dignity of the nature of a…
Read MoreWhy Does Islam Oppose the Equating of Men’s and Women’s Rights?
Note: Woman holds an exalted position in the pristine religion of Islam, and in none of…
Read MoreHuman Dignity from a Sociological Perspective
Excerpt: We can find few thinkers in the Islamic world and Iran who have thought about…
Read MoreWe Must Resolve Gender Justice Challenges Through Culture, Not Jurisprudence and Law
Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Oliaei stated: “When we want to resolve the challenges of gender justice, we…
Read MoreA Look at Books Related to the “Right to Human Dignity”: A Bibliography of the “Right to Human Dignity”
Note: Human dignity as a “right” does not have a long history in Islamic jurisprudence. This…
Read More“The Right to Justice” Is Not a Technical Expression; Because Justice Is a Ruling, Not a Right
Note: The right to human equality or the right to justice, to date, has been discussed…
Read MoreIn Cases Where Jurisprudential Rulings Conflict with the Right to Human Equality, the Proofs of That Ruling Must Be Re-Read
Note: With humanity’s entrance into the modern era, many new rights among human beings were recognized.…
Read MoreThe Ins and Outs of “The Right to Justice and Human Equality”!
Note: Justice and human equality in Islamic sources possess a history as long as Islam itself;…
Read MoreHumanism Has Trampled Upon Human Dignity
Note: The emergence of humanistic schools of thought, including Humanism, stemmed from an absolutist view regarding…
Read MoreThe Right to Human Equality Is a Pre-Religious and Non-Divinely Ordained Right
Note: The right to human equality, at first glance, is an accepted and self-evident matter; however,…
Read MoreThe Dignity of Other Creatures Also Traces Back to Human Dignity
Note: Although the existence of dignity for human beings is explicitly stated in the Quran and…
Read MoreThe Enactment of Differing Rulings for Women and Non-Muslims Bears No Inherent Conflict with the Right to Human Equality
Note: When the right to human equality enters the domain of jurisprudence, it encounters challenges before…
Read MoreJurisprudential Challenges to Accepting the Right to Human Equality
Note: The right to human equality, at first glance, appears clear, self-evident, and in accord with…
Read MoreTwo Types of Dignity Are Conceivable in Human Beings
Note: Although the right to dignity and human equality is a newly emerging topic in the…
Read MorePositive Discrimination Does Not Conflict with Justice
Note: When speaking of the equality of human rights, some regard it as synonymous with the…
Read MoreIf the Identification of Instances of the Right to Human Equality Is Left to Custom, It Will Lead to Secularism
Note: Although Islamic jurisprudence speaks of justice among human beings, this does not necessarily mean equality…
Read MorePreserving One’s Own Dignity and That of Others Is Obligatory upon Every Human Being
Note: Although human dignity has a long history in Islamic theology in terms of vocabulary and…
Read MoreJurists Opposing the Right to Dignity Are Concerned About the Collapse of the Jurisprudential System
Note: It has only been a few years since the right to dignity was introduced as…
Read MoreIndex of Articles on “The Right to Human Equality”
Note: The right to human equality is sometimes counted among civil rights and sometimes among human…
Read MoreHuman Dignity in Jurisprudence and Law: Its Nature, Evidence, and Implications
Note: The book Human Dignity in Islamic Jurisprudence and Law by Hossein Haghighatpour is among the…
Read MoreThe Duty-Centric Approach of Traditional Jurisprudence Has Hindered the Articulation of a Right to Human Equality
Note: The right to human equality, while appearing self-evident at first glance, proves to be deceptively simple…
Read MoreEquality Sometimes Leads to Injustice
Note: Human equality, at first glance, is considered among the natural and inherent rights of human…
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