Human rights, Islam and the failure of cosmopolitanism / June Edmunds.

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

©2017

KJC5144.M56 E36 2017

9781317612414
1317612418
9781315750521 (ebook)

174 pages ; 25 cm.

(OCoLC)975370302

"Cosmopolitanism, 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 Europe's 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 Europe's Muslims. [This book] provides an empirical examination of claims-making and government policy in Western Europe focusing mainly on developments in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. A consideration of public debates and European law of conduct in the public sphere shows that cosmopolitan optimism has misjudged the magnitude of the impact claims-making among Europe's Muslims. To overcome this cul-de-sac, European Muslims should turn to a new 'politics of rights' to pursue their right to religious expression"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-167) and index.

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