Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 14787 | 22 January 2019

Compatibility of Sharia law with the European Convention on Human Rights: can States Parties to the Convention be signatories to the “Cairo Declaration”?

Signatories: Mr Mustafa YENEROĞLU, Turkey, FDG ; Ms Emine Nur GÜNAY, Turkey, EC ; Mr Akif Çağatay KILIÇ, Turkey, EC ; Mr Ali ŞAHİN, Turkey, EC ; Ms Serap YAŞAR, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2019 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, delete paragraph 12.3.

Explanatory note

The Declaration should be regarded as a starting step to improve human rights, not as a binding contract. Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution states that the convention is a superior source of obligatory binding norms.