Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Theoretical Structure of the Principle of Equality in Secular Human Rights Thought and Critique of Its Argumentative Foundations:An Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Behjat Alsadat Shahrtash 1
Mahmud Hekmatnia 2
javad Habibitabar 3
1 PhD Student in Women's Studies (Women's Rights in Islam), University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Law, Institute of Islamic Culture and Thought, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Judicial Law, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran
Abstract
The present article deals with the theoretical structure of the "principle of equality" in secular human rights thought from the perspective of the philosophy of law, and examines the concept of equality of all human beings as well as gender equality, and explores the principles, assumptions and arguments of the principle of equality in the works of modern and contemporary thinkers. Determining a clear conceptual framework and evaluating the argumentative underpinning of the principle of equality are the objectives of this research, which has been done by reference method. Findings show: Firstly, in human rights texts, the word "equality" is used in a general and abstract way without conceptual clarity, which has caused ambiguity in the legislative stage; Secondly, it is not based on argumentative and empirical reasoning, and its argumentative aspect is flawed. Therefore, the modern and contemporary thinkers, under the influence of the ruling ideal discourse, have accepted the principle of equality an accepted basis. The present study also confirms that in the theoretical structure of materialist secularism, due to the objective differences between individuals, there is a discrepancy between the views of human rights and the epistemology of this approach. The principle of equality of all human beings, including men and women, is not provable as well with denial the common human element; the abstract truth confirmed in the revelatory teachings
Keywords
Principle of Equality
Equality between Men and Women
Theoretical Structure of the Principle of Equality
Concept of Equality of Human Beings
Principle of Equality in Secular Thought
Human Rights
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  • Receive Date 09 November 2020
  • Revise Date 06 February 2021
  • Accept Date 03 March 2021