Citizenship and Accountability of Government by Mohammad Hashim Kamali

Citizenship and Accountability of Government by Mohammad Hashim Kamali

Citizenship and Accountability of Government: An Islamic Perspectiveis the final volume in Prof. M. H. Kamali's series on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. It includes discussions of: the definitions of citizenship; the rights of citizens; the duties of citizens; citizenship laws; the concepts of dar al-Islam(abode of Islam), dar al-harb(abode of war) and the dar al-'ahd(abode of treaty); the ummahand the nation-state; government as a trust; the selection of officials; the relationship between authority and citizens; corruption and the misuse of public funds; despotism and dynastic misrule; the right of complaint; the limits of obedience; impeachment of officials and heads of state; the foundation of institutions of accountability.

In addition to the topics of citizenship and accountability of government, this volume contains a discussion of freedom of movement in Islam, which is the last of the fundamental rights in Prof. M. H. Kamali's series.

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim: - Mohammad Hashim Kamaliis Founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia. He was Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Islamic University, Malaysia, and then Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Jordan; Institute of Advanced Study Berlin, and Afghanistan's Academy of Sciences.

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ISBN 13	9781903682616
ISBN 10	1903682614
Title	Citizenship and Accountability of Government
Author	Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Series	Fundamental Rights And Liberties In Islam Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Islamic Texts Society
Year published	2011-06-01
Number of pages	336
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