Kheroua, Ahmed (1994)

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Kheroua, Ahmed (1994) The cultural dimension in international law: "the
case of the Arab world": a theoretical essay in the sociology of
international law. PhD thesis.

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II the case of the Arab world "
a theoretical essay in the sociology of international law
By
Ahmed Kheroua
Submitted for a PhD degree
to Glasgow unIversity
~cknowiedgement
I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to
Dr. Carty, my thesis supervisor and friend for his
keen interest,constant encouragement and wise
counsel,whithout which this work would never have
been completed.To H. Salim I express my gratitude
and thank forhis help in the typing .last. but not
least, I am particularly indebted to the a1gerian
peo.ple who paid for my studies and made this work a
possible project.
Abbreviations
A.A.N : Annuair~Afrique du nord.
A.F.D.I Annuaire Francais de droit interational.
A.J.I.L American journal of international law.
ASll American society of international law.
C.L.S Critical legal studies.
0.1.0 Droit international de developpement.
N.I.E.O New international economic order.
R.G.D.I.P: Revue g:teJ(,de droit international public.
R.A.R.E Revue Algerienne des relations exterieures.
R.A.S.J.E.P: Revue Algerienne des sciences juridiques
economiques et politiques.
R.C,A.D.I : Receuil de cours Academie de dr inter.
R.E.S.P Revue Francaise des sciences politiques.
U.N.G.A.R : United Nations general assembly resolutions.
R.S.D The right to self determination.
R.P.S.D The right to political self-determination.
R.E.S.D The right~economic~ self-determination.
R.C.S.D The right to cultu ral self-determ ination.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
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A historical survey of
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the concept of sovereignty 1 0
section one: Sovereignty in the Western tradition 10
I. The Medieval scholastic, 10
II. The social contract theory· 1 6
III. German idealism and the theory of the state. 22
IV. The absolute theory and the abuse of
sovereignty, 24
V, The theory of relative sovereignty· .t.:.... Qr'
Vi. The Marxist School and sovereignty. 28
Section two: Sovereignty in the Islamic tradition. 3 4
I. The basis of govefment in Islam. 3 8
II. political authority in Islamic doctrine 4 0
III. The sallafiya school. 4 9
Section three: The right to self-determination
Globalism "Vs" fragmentation 5 5
I. The right to self-determination or the right to
sovereignty 5 6
II. Duality in the inteinational order :
right Vs. Might. 6 3
Section Four : Comparative analysis between
Western and Islamic concepts of sovereignty. 7 0
Assessement 7 8
©tru®[p)U®IT' U\WI@: The Islamic concept of international lawS 3
Section one: Contemporary Islamic doctrine and
international law 9 0
• An Islamic Critical Legal Theory . 9 2
Section Two: The Arabo-Islamic Order facing
the Challenges. 9 9
I. The Arab National legal order. 101
II. The question of legiticuQc.y. i 04
III. Arab Unity. 1 08
Section Three: The Arabowlslamic Community in the
International Order. 1 1 4
The Right to Economic
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Section one:The economic~ dimension. 124
• Development Within the Western paradigm: 125
I. The Capitalist Examplar. 128
II. The Marxist Examplar. 135
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Section Two: The Arabo-Islamic Attitude "vis vis"
the Western paradigm 1 4 9
Section Three: R.E.S.D.· The legal dimension. 163
I. The Anglo-Saxon School and the Right to
Development 165
II. The French school and the Right to Development 172
III. The Maghrebian school and the Right
to Development 1 7 6
Assessement. 1 8 1
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Self·Determination . 1 9 1
Section one: The Cultural Dimension in
International law. 1 9 1
I. R.C.S.D. The legal dimension. 1 94
II. International Law in a multicultural World. 1 98
III. Toward a Sociology of International Law. 200
Section two: An Epistemological Inquiry : Contemporary
Thought and the Crisis of Truth. 20 6
I. The Frankfurt School. 207
II. Universal Hermeneutics. 21 7
III. Post Structuralism and Deconstructionism. 221
IV. The Islamic Episteme. 223
Assessement. 228
Section Three: A Cultural identity in Search for
International RecoghitiCUl. 2 3 6
I. The Arabo- Islamic paradigm in Deconstruction. 239
A) What is Islam? 240
B) The Arabo-Islamic Personality. 242
C) The Arabo-Islamic Culture. 245
II. Meeting History. 248
A) The Islamic Theory of rwman rights 250
B) An Arabo-Islamic Charter on human rights 25 1
C) A Fruitless polemic 253
D) An Islamic Contribution to human rights 257
II!. islam and modernity. 263