Religion, secular beliefs and human rights : 25 years after the 1981 declaration / / by Natan Lerner.
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...
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| Superior document: | Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights, v. 2 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ;
v. 2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The legal meaning of religion and belief
- 3. Religious human rights under the United Nations
- 4. The 1992 UN Declaration on Minorities
- 5. Regional protection and special arrangements
- 6. Protecting religious groups and communities
- 7. Proselytism and change of religion
- 8. Religion and terrorism
- 9. A secular view of human rights
- 10. Religious symbols : how wide the margin of appreciation? : the Turkish headscarf case, the Strasbourg Court, and secularist tolerance
- 11. State and religious communities : the case of Israel
- 12. Bilateral arrangements : the Holy See and Israel.