The "Mandatory" and "Universal" Nature of Fundamental Human Rights in the International and Islamic Human Rights System

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Taha Teimouri 1
Malek Zolgadr 2
Seyed Frashid Jafari Pabandi 3
1 PhD student in Public International Law, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
10.22034/jhsrj.2025.2068876.1033
Abstract
Background and Aims: Fundamental human rights are considered one of the important concepts in the human rights space, which has extensive effects in various fields of human and international rights. The aim of the present study is to explain the mandatory and universal nature of fundamental human rights within the framework of international and Islamic human rights.
Materials and Methods: This research is of a theoretical nature and its method is descriptive-analytical with library tools.
Ethical Considerations: In all stages of writing this research, honesty and trustworthiness have been observed, while respecting the originality of the texts.
Findings: The absolute and inviolable mandatory nature of fundamental human rights is a common feature in the international and Islamic human rights system. In the international law system, these rights are defined in the form of mandatory rules in such a way that they cannot be violated or suspended under any circumstances. This mandatory nature in the Islamic human rights system is also based on the definitive texts of the Quran and Sunnah and solid jurisprudential principles that consider the protection of human dignity and fundamental rights as obligatory and inviolable.
Conclusion: The basic characteristics of fundamental human rights, namely absolute bindingness, universality, superior source, collective and inclusive nature, and the existence of monitoring mechanisms, have made them prominent examples of peremptory norms and universal obligations in both the international and Islamic human rights systems.
Keywords
Human rights
fundamental human rights
human dignity
peremptory norms
universal obligations
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