Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights

25 Years After the 1981 Declaration
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15209-0
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 252 Seiten, Gewicht: 579 g

Reihe: Studies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights

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 This book, incorporating previously published as well as unpublished materials, discusses the legal meaning of religion and belief, the U.N. work in this respect, religious minorities, relevant regional and special arrangements,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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lerner, Natan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Agnostizismus, Atheismus, Säkularer Humanismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politik & Religion, Religionsfreiheit
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface;
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;
Concluding remarks.

Über Autor(innen)

Lerner, Natan
After retiring from Tel Aviv University, Natan Lerner teaches international law and human rights at the Faculty of Law of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. He is the author, among others, of 'The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination' and 'Group Rights and Discxrimination in International Law', both published by Martinus Nijhoff, and of numerous articles in his field.