Human Rights, Islam and the Failure of Cosmopolitanism

Name: Human Rights, Islam and the Failure of Cosmopolitanism
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Human Rights, Islam and the Failure of CosmopolitanismAuthor(s): June Edmunds\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781317612414, 978-1317612414\nSynopsis\nCosmopolitanism, as an intellectual and political project, has failed. The portrayal of human rights, especially European, as evidence of cosmopolitanism in practice is misguided. Cosmopolitan theorists point to the rise of claims-making to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) among Europes Muslims to protect their right to religious freedom, mainly concerning the hijab, as evidence of cosmopolitan justice. However, the outcomes of such claims-making show that far from signifying a cosmopolitan moment, European human rights law has failed Europes Muslims. \n\nHuman Rights, Islam and the Failure of Cosmopolitanism provides an empirical examination of claims-making and government policy in Western Europe focusing mainly on developments in the UK, Germany, France, .