Abstract (may include machine translation)
This chapter analyzes how South Sudan's Interim National Constitution (INC) has been designed to accommodate Sharīʻah and human rights with a specific focus on the freedom of religion. To gain a better understanding of the INC's complex structure that resulted from previous experiences, the chapter begins with a short overview of the role of Sharīʻah in Sudan's constitutional life since independence. It then considers whether the relevant sections of the INC have been properly implemented and highlights the need to avoid unnecessary labeling in the Sharīʻah and human rights debate.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries |
| Subtitle of host publication | Between Upheaval and Continuity |
| Editors | Rainer Grote, Tilmann Röder |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 5.3 |
| Pages | 535-552 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190259921 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199759880 |
| State | Published - Feb 2012 |