Hospitality in and beyond Religions and Politics

Derrida Today ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-237
Author(s):  
Michael Barnes Norton
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
Religious Traditions

This paper examines Derrida's treatment of the quasi-transcendental structure of hospitality, particularly as it pertains to religious traditions, conceptions of human rights, and modern secularism. It begins by looking to the account Derrida presents in ‘Hostipitality’, focusing especially on his treatment of the work of Louis Massignon. It then proceeds to an exploration of Kant's concept of cosmopolitanism and some of its contemporary descendants before returning to Derrida's treatment of hospitality by way of his critique of this Kantian heritage. The paper argues both that religious traditions exhibit (though, perhaps, often not explicitly) the kind of structures of openness to difference to which Derrida's notion of hospitality refers, and that modern Western conceptions of secularism too easily preclude understanding and fostering those aspects of religious traditions which can contribute to more peaceful coexistence in pluralistic environments.

Governing Diversity: Reflections on the Doctrine and Tradition of Religious Accommodation in Islam

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq ◽  
Muhammad Riaz Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Power Sharing ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Religious Accommodation ◽  
Pluralistic Approach ◽  
Inclusive Governance ◽  
Multicultural Policies ◽  
Islamic Values

The problématique of governing diversity has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention but literature has largely overlooked the challenges appertaining to growing religious diversity in many places. The contemporary power sharing models and multicultural policies which are of a secular nature fall short of the expectations to foster peaceful coexistence in multi-religious societies. The primary concern of this paper is to manifest how religion can help us to lessen faith based violence. It is argued that religious traditions may offer valuable insights to design more inclusive governance. In this backdrop, the current paper evaluates the Islamic values of religious accommodation to gauge how helpful they are for designing inclusive policies in religiously diverse societies. The analysis illustrates that Islamic doctrine contemplates the politics of accommodation and forbearance. The pluralistic approach of Islam offered religious autonomy to non-Muslims in the state of Madinah. The ‘millet system’ established by the Ottoman Empire is widely admired for granting non-territorial autonomy in the matters related to religion, culture, and personal laws to non-Muslims. This display of an Islamic pluralistic approach at different junctures of Muslim history attests the capacity of the Islamic values of accommodation to nurture peaceful coexistence in modern societies. However, it requires a more unbiased and rigorous analysis to convince the global audience in this regard.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: HISTORY AND MODERNITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Author(s):  
Mariia Nesterova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Personal Rights ◽  
The Status ◽  
Human Rights Standards

The concept of religious freedom, the history of its development, the concept of religious freedom in acts of international organizations, as well as the legislation of Ukraine is considered. Human rights and freedoms do not depend on the socio-economic structure of the state and the level of its development. They should be provided to every person and guaranteed by the country. Constitution and national legislation. It should be noted that the relevance of the issue of international human rights standards (including religious freedom) has become much more acute for our country. No one should be subjected to coercion that diminishes his will to have or accept a religion or belief of his own choosing. Freedom to manifest religion or belief is subject only to restrictions established by law and necessary to protect public safety, order, health, and morals. The features of improvement and trends of changes in the understanding of religious freedom in different epochs and cultural and historical periods of the development of society are analyzed. For a meaningful understanding and clarification of all controversial issues related to the issues of freedom of religion, the origin and perception of it by thinkers and religious traditions of past centuries are considered. The problematic moments and promising achievements of the Ukrainian legislation in matters relating to religious freedom and the rights of believers are highlighted. Freedom of conscience and freedom of religion occupy an important place in the system of personal rights. Guaranteeing the equality of churches before the law, our state recognizes and abides by the provisions, none of them can claim a dominant role in society and the status of a state, and national interests should prevail over the interests of any religious organization.

PART I: Religious Traditions and Migration: Movement, Asylum, Borders: Christian Perspectives

1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
S.J. Drew Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Universal Human Rights ◽  
Theological Foundations ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
And Migration

This paper addresses from the point of view of Catholic social teaching and moral theology the questions posed by the intersection of universal human rights, especially the rights of movement, and the assertion of national sovereignty. It begins with a brief note on the theological foundations of Catholic understanding of exile and refuge, then examines the moral problems involved in the clash between rights of movement and the sovereign control of national borders.

Studying Human Rights in the Middle East: Lingua Franca of Global Politics or Forked Tongue of Donors?

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Allen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Women’S Human Rights ◽  
Local Tradition ◽  
Women's Human Rights ◽  
Role Of Religion

The study of human rights has gone through many phases, and the boom in the scholarly industry of human rights studies has yielded many subspecialties, including human rights in particular regions and the intersections of human rights with different religious traditions. One principal area of discussion likely to be of interest to readers of this journal has been the question of Muslim women's human rights and the role of religion in this respect. The problem was often presented as primarily an ideological one, a conflict between a local tradition, Islam, and the global demands for human rights.

scholarly journals DIREITOS HUMANOS: LIMITE NO CONTEXTO DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA

Revista LEVS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio ALVES MIGUEL
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
International Law ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Police Power ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Limits ◽  
Power Limits

RESUMO: O presente trabalho tem por escopo demonstrar a relevância dos Direitos Humanos e Poder de polícia como instrumento do Poder da Administração Pública necessários para a convivência pacífica entre os cidadãos de uma comunidade na busca da liberdade, da segurança e da paz. Por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, aliada à experiência do autor, inclusive nos meios acadêmicos, utilizando a metodologia dedutiva e indutiva, demonstrará que, apesar de uma linha tênue nos atos de polícia, mormente de segurança pública, os agentes encarregados da aplicação da lei devem observar limites jurídicos que, se não respeitados, podem causar responsabilização nas esferas administrativas, penal e civil, bem como censura de suas ações perante o Direito Internacional. Por outro viés, os limites são categóricos quando se trata de preservar os direitos dos cidadãos na esfera da segurança pública.Palavras Chaves: polícia, poder, limites, Direitos Humanos. ABSTRACT: This work has the scope to demonstrate the relevance of human rights and police power as Public Administration Branch of the instrument necessary for peaceful coexistence among the citizens of a community in search of freedom, security and peace. Through a literature review, alidade to the author's experience, even in academic circles, using deductive and inductive methodology, demonstrate that despite a fine line in acts of police, particularly public safety, the agents in charge of law enforcement must observe legal limits which, if not respected, can cause accountability in the administrative, criminal and civil, as well as censorship of their actions under international law. For another perspective, the limits are categorical when it comes to preserving the rights of citizens in the public safety sphere.Key Words: Police, power limits, Human Rights.

scholarly journals In Search of a Culturally Sensitive Human Rights Ethics

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-114
Author(s):  
Leonid V. Yakushev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Moral Ideal ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Global Consensus ◽  
Christian Love ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual

The paper analyses the potential for the recognition of human rights as a universal moral and legal regulator in the social and political sphere by Buddhism, Christianity (on the Orthodoxy example) and Islam. The analysis is focused on the dogmas and specific cultural norms of these religions which regulate the legal status of the individual. Among the Buddhism’s no­tions allowing the latter to join the global consensus on human rights, there are the category of compassion, the Five precepts and the doctrine of Buddha-nature. The last one seems to be the most promising. The understanding of the human freedom typical for the Orthodox tradition differs from the one implied by the conception of human rights. But supporters of human rights within the Orthodoxy appeal to the roots of ideas of universal equality and human dignity in the Christian moral ideal. The human rights’ protection, in their opinion, can be seen as a minimal manifestation of the Christian love. The Islam’s participation in the world consensus on human rights could be based on additional interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah that adapts some of their statements to the modern social life’s condi­tions. One of the crucial notions in this respect is maslakha (the general welfare principle) which fixes the basic goods of human life and secures their protection. The directions of the rapprochement of the three religious traditions with the conception human rights traced in the article can become the basis for a consensus that will make human rights genuinely uni­versal, but the real achievement of such a consensus depends on the readiness of religious leaders and ordinary believers to correct and develop their social and political ideals.

Religion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Ron ◽  
Shannon Golden ◽  
David Crow ◽  
Archana Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Religious Worldviews

This chapter explores the complex relationship between religiosity and human rights. Publics in Mexico, Morocco, India, and Nigeria are deeply religious, yet human rights practitioners struggle to identify the most effective methods to engage with religious worldviews and institutions. The chapter presents evidence for human rights conceptualizations that are unique to particular religious traditions. For example, Catholics are more likely to have positive associations with human rights than non-Catholics, and Muslims tend to associate “human rights” with “women’s rights” more than non-Muslims. Data also suggest that social religiosity, such as regular attendance in a place of worship, is associated with more negative ideas about human rights, whereas personal religiosity, such as practices of prayer, is linked to more positive ideas. Religion and human rights are strongly linked, but in multidirectional or seemingly contradictory ways, suggesting the need for context- and issue-sensitive future research.

The Blessings of Liberty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Witte, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Legal Tradition ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
Legal Scholar ◽  
Religious Traditions

Leading legal scholar John Witte, Jr. explores the role religion played in the development of rights in the Western legal tradition and traces the complex interplay between human rights and religious freedom norms in modern domestic and international law. He examines how US courts are moving towards greater religious freedom, while recent decisions of the pan-European courts in Strasbourg and Luxembourg have harmed new religious minorities and threatened old religious traditions in Europe. Witte argues that the robust promotion and protection of religious freedom is the best way to protect many other fundamental rights today, even though religious freedom and other fundamental rights sometimes clash and need judicious balancing. He also responds to various modern critics who see human rights as a betrayal of Christianity and religious freedom as a betrayal of human rights.

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