Religion Secular Beliefs And Human Rights

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Religion, and beliefs related to religion, are today a central factor in international life and politics. International law, and human rights law in particular, have to take into consideration the religious dimension, and have done it to some extent. A body of positive law has already been developed for the protection of freedom of religion, and from religion, by the U.N. and regional organizations. This book, incorporating previously published as well as unpublished materials, discusses the legal meaning of religion and belief, the U.N. work in this respect, religious minorities, relevant regional and special arrangements, the issues of proselytism, religion and terrorism, the use of religious symbols, international criminal law, and some particular situations, such as the state and religious communities in Israel and this country's agreement with the Holy See. Law schools, human rights scholars and activists, and international organizations will find interest in the book.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Natan Lerner
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Release : 2006-06-30
File : 249 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789004152090


Religion Secular Beliefs And Human Rights

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Intended for law schools, human rights scholars and activists, and international organizations, this book discusses the legal meaning of religion and belief, the UN work in this respect, religious minorities, the issues of proselytism, religion and terrorism, the use of religious symbols, international criminal law, and other relevant issues.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Natan Lerner
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Release : 2012-08-01
File : 307 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789004232150


Freedom Of Religion Secularism And Human Rights

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This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between secularism, freedom of religion and human rights in legal, theoretical, historical and political perspective. It brings together chapters from leading scholars of human rights, law and religion, political theory, religious studies and history, and provides insights into the state of the debate about the relationship between these concepts. Comparative in orientation, its chapters draw on constitutional and political discourses and experience not only from Western Europe and the United States, but also from India, the Arab world, and Malaysia.

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Genre : Law
Author : Nehal Bhuta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release : 2019-01-24
File : 180 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780192540089


Religion And Human Rights

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This volume examines the relationship between religion and human rights in seven major religious traditions, as well as key legal concepts, contemporary issues, and relationships among religion, state, and society in the areas of human rights and religious freedom.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : John Witte
Publisher : OUP USA
Release : 2012
File : 412 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780199733446


Religion And Human Rights

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The relationship between religion and human rights is both complex and inextricable. While most of the world's religions have supported violence, repression, and prejudice, each has also played a crucial role in the modern struggle for universal human rights. Most importantly, religions provide the essential sources and scales of dignity and responsibility, shame and respect, restraint and regret, restitution and reconciliation that a human rights regime needs to survive and flourish in any culture. With contributions by a score of leading experts, Religion and Human Rights provides authoritative and accessible assessments of the contributions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Indigenous religions to the development of the ideas and institutions of human rights. It also probes the major human rights issues that confront religious individuals and communities around the world today, and the main challenges that the world's religions will pose to the human rights regime in the future.

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Genre : Religion
Author : John Witte Jr.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release : 2011-11-24
File : 411 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780199913343


Making Religion And Human Rights At The United Nations

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This volume examines the different and sometimes contradictory approaches of four UN human rights committees to the concept of religion. Drawing on critical perspectives from religious studies, the book combines a genealogical assessment of the role of religion in international law with a detailed textual study of the reporting practice of the committees monitoring racial discrimination, civil and political rights, women's rights, and children's rights. Årsheim argues that the role of religion within the rights traditions monitored by the committees varies to the extent that their recommendations risk contradicting one another, thereby undermining their credibility and potential to bring about real change on the ground: Where some committees view religion singularly as a core individual right, others see religion partly as an inherent threat to the realization of other rights, but also as a potent social force to be reckoned with. In order to remedy this situation, Årsheim proposes the publication of a joint general comment by all the committees, spelling out their approach to the role of religion in the implementation of human rights.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Helge Årsheim
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release : 2018-07-23
File : 337 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783110476590


The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And The Challenge Of Religion

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Repulsed by evil Nazi practices and desiring to create a better world after the devastation of World War II, in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Because of the secular imprint of this text, it has faced a series of challenges from the world’s religions, both when it was crafted and in subsequent political and legal struggles. The book mixes philosophical, legal, and archival arguments to make the point that the language of human rights is a valid one to address the world’s disputes. It updates the rationale used by the early UN visionaries and makes it available to twenty-first-century believers and unbelievers alike. The book shows how the debates that informed the adoption of this pivotal normative international text can be used by scholars to make broad and important policy points.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Johannes Morsink
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Release : 2017-08-03
File : 413 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780826273611


Religious Liberty In Western And Islamic Law

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Weaves together international and comparative law, religion, international relations, comparative politics, and legal history to illuminate and address the theoretical and practical dimensions of a significant human rights problem.

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Genre : Law
Author : Kristine Kalanges
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Release : 2012-04-19
File : 206 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780199859467


Human Rights And The Separation Of State And Religion

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This text highlights key aspects of the religion/church-state relationship/debate, and related hitherto marginal topics. The contributions make clear that there is no clear blueprint for an optimal relationship between religion/church and state. Individual states and countries are analysed on the granular level for example, to address mono-religious against poly-religious as well as secular societies. Among others, chapters address education, migration and politics against religion as well as the effect of LGBTQ+ communities on religion and societies. This collected volume appeals to researchers, and students working in religious studies and political science.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Francis-Vincent Anthony
Publisher : Springer Nature
Release : 2023-08-05
File : 285 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783031339981


International Human Rights

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"The successor to International human rights in context: law, politics and morals."

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Genre : Law
Author : Philip Alston
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Release : 2013
File : 1622 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780199578726