Bibliography: 3FQQ2ZAJ

key	3FQQ2ZAJ
title	The Kitáb-i-Aqdas : Bahá'í Law, Legitimacy, and World Order
author	Schweitz, Martha L.
authority control	Martha L. Schweitz
item type	Journal article
publication year	1994
date	1994-06
publication title	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
abstract note	Initial attempt to understand the Kitáb-i-Aqdas from the perspective of contemporary secular national and international law. Analyzes and classifies the laws and institution-building provisions of the Aqdas, demonstrating its character as a constitution or "Charter" of future world civilization. Social laws are further analyzed to show how they, together with expressed principles, form the nucleus for a fully-developed legal system. Second, the article investigates the relationship between law and principle. How a particular code of law functions in a society depends heavily on the background of shared principles. Characteristic legal and social principles are identified, principles which together distinguish the Bahá'í system of law and government from others. The final section describes current thinking about the concept of legitimacy and the transformation of international law through human rights standards from a system that serves only states into one that serves humanity on the basis of emerging world order principles.
pages	35-59
issue	1
volume	6
language	English
manual tags	LAW; PRINCIPLES; INTERNATIONAL LAW; BAHA'U'LLAH. KITAB-I-AQDAS