MINORITY RIGHTS: ELUCIDATING THE PROXIMITIES AND VARIANCES IN EUROPEAN UNION AND SHARIA LAW

Abstract

Unlike the United Nations Declaration for minorities (1992), European Union (EU) Laws do not distinct its citizen based on majority and minority, resultantly, EU has not passed any peculiar legislation over the issue of minorities. Keeping in view the above-mentioned fact, this study will investigate and delineate the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2007) to draw a comparison between Sharia Law and EU Law over the issue of minority rights. Primarily, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is comprises of six parts, Dignity, Freedom, Equality, Solidarity, Citizen Rights and Justice. However, this study will bring first three parts into account to posture Sharia law, EU laws, and their viewpoint on minority rights.