Minority rights in the Middle East / Joshua Castellino and Kathleen A. Cavanaugh.

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.

©2013

KMC558 .C37 2013

9780199679492 (hbk.)
0199679495 (hbk.)

xix, 430 pages ; 24 cm

(OCoLC)822959065

"Challenging some of the existing narratives on minorities in the Middle East, this book provides an overview of the historical social formation of minority groups within the region and examines how the status of these groups, as well as their relationship with a range of legal frameworks, have shifted and changed over time. In exploring the context in which minority rights operate within this conflicted region, the book investigates how minorities engage with (or are excluded from) various sites of power and how state practice in dealing with minorities (often ostensibly based on Islamic authority) intersects with and informs modern constitutionalism and international law. The book identifies who exactly can be classed as a minority group, analysing in detail the different religious and ethnic minorities across the region. The book also pays special attention to the plight of minorities who are spread between various states, often as the result of conflict. It assesses the applicable domestic legislative instruments within three countries investigated as case studies: Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and highlights key domestic remedies that could serve as models for ensuring greater social cohesion and greater inclusion of minorities in the political life of these countries"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-416) and index.

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