Kutty, Faisal --- "Blasphemy and apostasy laws in the Muslim world: a critical analysis" [2018] ELECD 672; in Hosen, Nadirsyah (ed), "Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 217

Book Title: Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society

Editor(s): Hosen, Nadirsyah

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781781003053

Section: Chapter 9

Section Title: Blasphemy and apostasy laws in the Muslim world: a critical analysis

Author(s): Kutty, Faisal

Number of pages: 33

Abstract/Description:

This chapter reviews the laws of apostasy and blasphemy in the Muslim world, by looking particularly at Pakistani and Malaysian cases. It strongly argues that the death penalty in the laws of apostasy and blasphemy is untenable in the modern period. The chapter demonstrates that these laws conflict with a variety of foundational teachings of Islam, and with the current ethos of human rights, in particular the freedom to choose one's religion and the freedom to express oneself.