https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121480 2026-04-04T20:58:01Z 2026-04-04T20:58:01Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121688 2024-05-02T09:01:01Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights : volume 5 : double issue Editors: Andò, Salvo; Refalo, Ian; Zammit, David E. Abstract: Table of contents:; · Editorial: Democracy Besieged: Ciro Sbailo; ARTICLES; · In Partibus Angliae: Images of the 'Common Law' in Italian Legal Culture: Guido Alpa; · Humanitarian Intervention, Neutrality and International Democracy in the World after the Cold War: Salvo Ando; · Security Culture and the Construction of Security Partnerships: the European Union and China compared: Fulvio Attina and Zhu Guichang; · Le Critere d'Appartenance a un Certain Groupe Social dans la Convention Relative au Statut des Refugies de 1951: Naima Hadj Sahraoui Benbernou; · Human Rights Documentation in Malta: John J. Cremona; · A Justification for Peace as a Human Right: Patrick Hayden; · Constitutional Jurisdiction and the Role of the European Court of Justice: Antonio La Pergola; · Human Rights in Tunisia: Dilemmas for the European Union: Emma C. Murphy; · Human Rights, Political Expediency and the War on Terrorism: Implications for Morocco: Tom Pierre Najem; · La Protection de la Liberte Religieuse des Minorites en Israel: Moussa Abou Ramadan; · Acts of Blasphemy against Islam by Muslims in Egypt: Is the Death Penalty Written in the Qur'an?: Declan O'Sullivan; CONFERENCE REPORT; · Teaching Human Rights: An assessment of the M.A. in "Human. Rights in Contemporary Reality": Isabella Rauti; ABSTRACTS IN ARABIC

2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Rauti, Isabella https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121677 2024-05-02T08:20:34Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Teaching human rights : an assessment of the M. A. in "Human Rights in Contemporary Reality" Authors: Rauti, Isabella Abstract: The Masters course in "Human Rights in Contemporary Reality", sponsored by the Ministero dell'Universita (Ministry of the Universities and Scientific Research and Technology) and organized by the Libera Universita degli Studi "S. Pio V" in collaboration with the University of Malta, concluded in December 2001. The eight-month course was divided into 5 modules of 90 hours and was accompanied by two interdisciplinary seminars lasting for a total of 10 hours. Participating in the course were Italian and foreign university professors and experts on issues concerning the theory of human rights. One of the objectives of the course - for graduates in Political Science, Law, Economy, and Liberal Arts - was to provide participants with advanced training in order to form international operators and facilitate their integration in national and international organizations which are engaged in cultural, economic and development cooperation.

2001-01-01T00:00:00Z O'Sullivan, Declan https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121676 2024-05-02T08:19:28Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Acts of blasphemy against Islam by Muslims in Egypt : is the death penalty written in the Qur'an? Authors: O'Sullivan, Declan Abstract: There is an initial introduction to the definition of the act of blasphemy within Islam, and how this concept can be legally determined, in its various forms. There is also a short analysis of the different legal school's opinion as to whether or not the accused are able to repent their deeds before the accusations could lead to a court case. In this context, there is a brief reference to how Islamic scholars and jurists interpreted the ahadith (Traditions) to establish the relevant legal punishments for blasphemy. This is followed by a detailed assessment of how certain verses in the Qur'an have been selected by those who interpret them, to promote the death penalty as the established and standardised punishment for blasphemy. Attention is also paid to those scholars who reject this interpretation, as they argue that it does not reflect the Qur'anic Message. Finally, some very recent modern cases of blasphemy that have occurred in Egypt are assessed in some detail. These include the cases of the feminist writer Nawal al Sa'adawi, in April 2001 and Salaheddin Mohsen who was imprisoned in January 2001. The article also covers the case of Farag Foda who was convicted of blasphemy and was then shot dead in the street, in 1992 and the case of Naguib Mahfouz, the first Egyptian Nobel Prize winner, who had also been accused of blasphemy and was later stabbed in the neck, in a knife attack, in 1994. Other cases are also discussed, and the conclusion provides an overview of the present situation in Egypt, and within Islamic law in general. The question is then raised as to how the historical interpretation of the Qur'an, together with the legal documents of the different Islamic schools of law, could respond to the need for a change in the way in which the law on punishment for blasphemy is presently implemented.

2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ramadan, Moussa Abou https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121672 2024-05-02T08:14:10Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: La protection de la liberté religieuse des minorités en Israël Authors: Ramadan, Moussa Abou Abstract: How much importance is the freedom of religion given by the State of Israel? What, specifically, is the treatment which the legal system of the Jewish state metes out to religious, especially Moslem and Catholic, minorities? These are the central questions tackled in this article. Initially the meaning of religious freedom according to international charters is tackled. Then the focus shifts to the significance attributed to religious freedom by Israeli law, which sees it as a fundamental principle of the state of Israel. However effectively protecting this freedom also necessitates the protection of the minority groups to which individuals belong; especially when these minorities are not only religious minorities but also ethnic, linguistic or national minorities. The protection of the religious freedom of minorities in Israel becomes more problematic when certain specific, albeit fundamental, expressions of this freedom are at stake (examples include the right to adopt the religion of one's choice, the right to convert and the right to manifest one's religious affiliation). Through an analysis of those specific situations in which protecting the religious freedom of minorities creates conflicts with the religion of the majority, the prevailing tendency to favour the Jewish religion is documented. The author particularly denounces the ignorance of Islamic religious prescriptions displayed by Israeli court judgements. The article concludes with a detailed and historically informed analysis of the legal protection given to the Catholic minority.

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