Overview

Edward Mortimer: Foreword 1: Mark Ellis, Anver M. Emon, Benjamin Glahn: Editors' Introduction Part I: Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law Kathleen Cavanaugh: Narrating Law Anver M. Emon: Shari'a and the Modern State Hans Corell: Commentary to Anver M. Emon "Shari'a and the Modern State" and Kathleen Cavanaugh "Narrating Law" Muhammad Khalid Masud: Clearing Ground: Comment on "Shari'a and the Modern State" Justice Adel Omar Sherif: Commentary: Shari'a as Rule of Law Part II: Freedom of Speech Nehal Bhuta: Rethinking the Universality of Human Rights: A Comparative Historical Proposal for the Idea of "Common Ground" with Other Moral Traditions Intisar Rabb: Negotiating Speech in Islamic Law and Politics: Flipped Traditions of Expression John B Bellinger III & Murad Hussain: The Great Divide and the Common Ground Between the United States and the Rest of the World Part III: Freedom of Religion Urfan Khaliq: Freedom of Religion and Belief in International Law: A Comparative Analysis Abdullah Saeed: Pre-Modern Islamic Legal Restrictions on Freedom of Religion, with Particular Reference to Apostasy and its Punishment Malik Imtiaz: The Freedom of Religion and Expression: A Rule of Law Perspective Sumner B. Twiss: Commentary Part IV: Women's Equality Ratna Kapur: Unveiling Equality: Disciplining the 'Other' Woman Through Human Rights Discourse Ziba Mir-Hosseini: Women in Search of Common Ground Between Islamic and International Human Rights Law Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Women and Islamic Law - Commentary Lynn Welchman: Islamic and International Law: Searching for Common Ground: Musawah, CEDAW, and Muslim Family Laws in the 21st Century Part V: Minority Rights Anver M. Emon: Religious Minorities and Islamic Law: Accommodation and the Limits of Tolerance Errol Mendes: The Dialectic of International Law and the Contested Approaches to Minority Rights Justice Richard Goldstone: Religious Minorities and Islamic Law Javaid Rehman: Islam vs. the Shari'a: Minority Protection within Islamic and International Legal Traditions Robin Lovin: Epilogue: Common Ground or Clearing Ground?