Legal Code of Religious Minority Rights

Legal Code of Religious Minority Rights

Author: Daniele Ferrari

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1000424006

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This volume presents a systematic collection of the various international legal sources that define the rights of religious minorities. In a time of increasing tensions around religious minorities, this volume presents a systematic collection of international and European documents on the protection and promotion of religious minorities’ rights. The code includes documents from the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the European Union. An index system connects the various sources and norms, and emphasizes the strengths and the weaknesses in the legal frameworks of international and European institutions. While allowing for further research on the historical and conceptual development in the area, the code provides the reader with a new, easily accessible tool facilitating experts and actors who wish to improve the knowledge and protection of religious minorities. This book will be an invaluable resource for students, academics and researchers interested in law and religion, international law, public law and human rights law, the code is also a powerful tool for minorities themselves, and for advocates of their rights.


Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights

Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights

Author: United Nations

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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"The present guide offers information related to norms and mechanisms developed to protect the rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities. It includes detailed information about procedures and forums in which minority issues may be raised to minorities and by also covering selected specialized agencies and regional mechanisms, the present Guide complements information contained in Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society"--Introduction.


Minority Rights in the Middle East

Minority Rights in the Middle East

Author: Joshua Castellino

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-04-25

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 0191668885

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Within the Middle East there are a wide range of minority groups outside the mainstream religious and ethnic culture. This book provides a detailed examination of their rights as minorities within this region, and their changing status throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The rights of minorities in the Middle East are subject to a range of legal frameworks, having developed in part from Islamic law, and in recent years subject to international human rights law and institutional frameworks. The book examines the context in which minority rights operate within this conflicted region, investigating how minorities engage with (or are excluded from) various sites of power and how state practice in dealing with minorities (often ostensibly based on Islamic authority) intersects with and informs modern constitutionalism and international law. The book identifies who exactly can be classed as a minority group, analysing in detail the different religious and ethnic minorities across the region. The book also pays special attention to the plight of minorities who are spread between various states, often as the result of conflict. It assesses the applicable domestic legislative instruments within the three countries investigated as case studies: Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and highlights key domestic remedies that could serve as models for ensuring greater social cohesion and greater inclusion of minorities in the political life of these countries.


Freedom of Religion Or Belief

Freedom of Religion Or Belief

Author: Heiner Bielefeldt

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 701

ISBN-13: 0198703988

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This commentary on freedom of religion or belief provides a comprehensive overview of the pressing issues of freedom of religion or belief from an international law perspective.


Respecting Rights?

Respecting Rights?

Author: U S Commission on International Religious Freedom

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780160942938

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This report examines and compares the content of laws prohibiting blasphemy ("blasphemy laws") worldwide through the lens of international and human rights law principles. The laws examined in this study prohibit or criminalize the expression of opinions deemed "blasphemous," or counter to majority views or religious belief systems, and many impose serious, often criminal, penalties. Blasphemy laws are actively enforced in many states throughout the world. Many governments deem repeal not feasible or desirable and justify the prohibition and criminalization of blasphemy as necessary to promote religious harmony. This study seeks to evaluate the language and content of blasphemy laws to understand what aspects of these laws adhere to--or deviate from--international and human rights law principles. A better understanding of the laws' compliance with these principles may assist in the public policy community in developing clear, specifically-tailored recommendations for areas for reform. Related products: Explore ourFaith-Based Education resources collection Discover ourHuman Rights collection


Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9789287157027

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The protection of national minorities is a core issue for the Council of Europe, and one of the major achievements in this field is the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The entry into force of the Framework Convention on 1 February 1998 was indeed an event of universal stature, for it is the first ever legally binding multilateral instrument devoted to the protection of national minorities in general. Its importance is widely acknowledged, and the number of ratifications has grown rapidly. Simultaneously, an emphasis is being placed on the implementation and on the efficient functioning of the monitoring mechanism of the Framework Convention. This collection provides all those interested in the protection of national minorities a user-friendly compilation of the basic texts concerning the Framework Convention. In addition to the Framework Convention and its explanatory memorandum, the collection contains texts pertaining to the monitoring mechanism in general and the Advisory Committee in particular. It further provides the state of signatures and ratifications as well as declarations and reservations. It also contains a list of State Reports received and Opinions of the Advisory Committee adopted under both the first and second cycles of monitoring.


Protecting the Human Rights of Religious Minorities in Eastern Europe

Protecting the Human Rights of Religious Minorities in Eastern Europe

Author: Peter G. Danchin

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9780231124751

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The demise of former communist regimes has not guaranteed protection of human rights. As official atheism is replaced by varying church-state arrangements, how much will the rule of law prevail against resurgent nationalism and intolerance toward minorities? These essays consider this crucial question.


Religious Exemptions

Religious Exemptions

Author: Kevin Vallier

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0190666188

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Religious exemptions have a long history in American law, but have become especially controversial over the last several years. The essays in this volume address the moral and philosophical issues that the legal practice of religious exemptions often raises.