Freedom of Religion: An Ambiguous Right in the Contemporary European Legal Order

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5099-3586-4
Verlag: HART PUB

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

Reihe: Swedish Studies in European Law

This open access book presents a variety of perspectives on the concept of freedom of religion in different European countries against the background of the European Convention on Human Rights, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and other international treaties.

In most European societies today, religion and questions about religion are increasing in relevance and importance. This development can be explained in several ways, for example by continuous demographic changes and new societal standards and values.

As a consequence, the debate on the interpretation and scope of the right to freedom of religion has intensified in politics, media and, of course, law. The right to freedom of religion is complex and varies within different legal contexts at the international, European and national levels. This has resulted in a right that is ambiguous and sometimes difficult for individuals to claim and for states to assert.

This book contains contributions from leading legal scholars working in these fields in Sweden, the Nordic countries and wider Europe.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swedish Studies Network.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bernitz, Hedvig

Wahl, Nils

Enkvist, Victoria

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Öffentliches Recht (inkl. EMRK)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Recht mehrerer Jurisdiktionen, Synopsen
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I
1. Religion and Human Rights: Ambiguities and Ambivalences of Freedom
Pamela Slotte
2. Freedom of Religion in Sweden from a Historical Perspective
Joakim Nergelius
3. The Significance of Religion for Swedish Labour and Social Legislation
Reinhold Fahlbeck

PART II
4. EU Law and Religion: Protecting a Privileged Position for Majority Faiths?
Ronan McCrea
5. What's in a Scarf? On the Ripple Effect of the ECtHR's Case Law
Patrik Bremdal
6. The Freedom of Religion in Relation to Other Human Rights
Karin Åström
7. '. And in Community with Others.'
Emma Ahlm
8. Freedom of Religion: Conscience, Dignity and the Construction of Identity
Willem Vancutsem

PART III
9. Ban on Faith-based Schools?
Lotta Lerwall
10. The Swedish Education System and its Challenges in a Multicultural Society
Hedvig Bernitz
11. Religious Refusals in Health Care as a Matter of Freedom of Religion
Kavot Zillén
12. Understanding Religion: A Portal to the Past or the Key to the Future?
Victoria Enkvist

Über Autor(innen)

Bernitz, Hedvig
Hedvig Bernitz is Senior Lecturer in Constitutional Law at Stockholm University.

Enkvist, Victoria
Victoria Enkvist is Senior Lecturer in Constitutional Law at Uppsala University.

Hedvig Bernitz is Senior Lecturer in Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Victoria Enkvist is Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the Faculty of Law, Uppsala University, Sweden.