Most Muslim-majority countries have legal systems that enshrine both Islam and liberal
rights. While not necessarily at odds, these dual commitments nonetheless provide legal …

Als vom Springer Gabler Verlag die Idee, ein Lehrbuch zur Markenführung zu verfassen, an
mich herangetragen wurde, habe ich dankend abgewinkt. Noch ein Lehrbuch über Marken …

The concept of riddah (apostasy) in Islam is a controversial issue, especially when it comes
to religious freedom. Therefore, this article aims to analyse the application of the Maqāṣidi …

This article seeks to analyze three types of religious freedom as stipulated by the Malaysian
Constitution; freedom to profess, freedom to practice and freedom to disseminate one's …

Why are liberal rights and Islamic law understood in binary and exclusivist terms at some
moments, but not others? In this study, I trace when, why, and how an Islamic law versus …

This paper examines the motivations behind Malaysia's national language policy in
theoretical terms to allow the Malaysian narrative to be positioned in an international …

Constitutional Statecraft in Asian Courts explores how courts engage in constitutional state-
building in aspiring, yet deeply fragile, democracies in Asia. Yvonne Tew offers an in-depth …

This book is about the National Human Rights Commissions (NHRCs) of Indonesia
(KOMNAS HAM1) and Malaysia (SUHAKAM2). These organisations belong to the broader …

Efforts to expand the application of Islamic criminal law in Muslim majority states to
implement hudud laws present governments with difficult choices between modern human …

One challenge which confronts the acceptance of human diversity is the stigmatisation and
discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals in …