Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Protection of Human Rights by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation: between Universalism and Cultural Relativism

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Protection of Human Rights by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation: between Universalism and Cultural Relativism

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2022 15 (8)
Authors: Pchelintseva, Valeria V.; Ivanov, Dmitry V.
Contact information: Pchelintseva, Valeria V.: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Moscow, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0003-2231-0598; Ivanov, Dmitry V.: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Moscow, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000-0003-1231-6072
Keywords: human rights; cultural Relativism; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Cairo Declaration; Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam; Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission; OIC Declaration on Human Rights
Abstract: Recent developments in the OIC human rights regime, including the adoption of the OIC Declaration of Human Rights in 2020, reflect the changes in the Member States’ common position on the issue. This study aims to examine the acts and mechanisms of protection of human rights of the Organisation from the standpoint of universal human rights concept and cultural relativism. It is premised on the idea that development of the existing relativist doctrines can either contribute or impede protection and promotion of human rights on state level. The study examined the OIC treaties and ‘soft law’ acts, official studies under the auspices of the Organisation as well as the activity of its human rights mechanisms. It revealed that the OIC contributes to the respect of the norms reflected in universal human rights acts in its Member States, although some circumstances exist that could impede international cooperation of the Organisation in this sphere. The approach of the OIC and its mechanisms is defined as pluralistic
Pages: 1145–1155
DOI: 10.17516/1997-1370-0917
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/147470

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