Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective

Religious Perspectives
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-90-411-0176-1
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 636 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1116 g

The sacred texts and legal traditions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have contributed much to the cultivation and violation of religious human rights around the world--particularly of women, children, and dissidents.

Desmond Tutu, Martin Marty, and twenty leading scholars offer an authoritative assessment of these contributions, and challenge peoples of all faiths to adopt `golden rules of religious liberty'.

This volume and its companion, Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives, are products of an ongoing project on religion, human rights and democracy undertaken by the Law and Religion Program at Emory University.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Witte Jr, John

Witte, John

Vyver, Johan D van der

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; J. Carter. Introduction; J. van der Vyver. Perspectives on Religious Liberty: A Comparative Framework; W.C. Durham, Jr. Studying `Religious Human Rights': Methodological Foundations; D. Little. Religious Human Rights Under the United Nations; N. Lerner. The Role of Secular Non-Governmental Organizations in the Cultivation and Understanding of Religious Human Rights; M. Roan. The Cultivation and Protection of Religious Human Rights: The Role of the Media; J. Finn. The Impact of Religious Rules on Public Life in Germany; M. Heckel. Religious Liberty in the United Kingdom; P. Cumper. The Main Problems of Religious Freedom in Eastern Europe; T. Földesi. Religious Human Rights in the Post-Communist Balkan Countries; P. Mojzes. Religious Rights in Russia at a Time of Tumultuous Transition: A Historical Theory; H.J. Berman. Adjudicating Rights of Conscience Under the European Convention on Human Rights; T.J. Gunn. Religious Human Rights and the Principle of Legal Pluralism in the Middle East; S.A. Arjomand. Religious Human Rights in the State of Israel; A. Maoz. Africa's Search for Religious Human Rights Through Returning to Wells of Living Water; J.S. Pobee. Limitations on Religious Rights: Problematizing Religious Freedom in the African Context; M. wa Mutua. Religious Human Rights in South Africa; L.M. du Plessis. Religious Human Rights in Latin America; P.E. Sigmund. Religious Human Rights in Central America; S.M. Ibarra. The American Experiment in Religious Human Rights: The Perennial Search for Principles; J. Witte, Jr. A Draft Model Law on Freedom of Religion, With Commentary; D. Shelton. The Tensions and the Ideals; J.T. Noonan, Jr. Bibliography of Books and Articles Cited. Biographical Sketches of Contributors. Index.