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The Right to Religious Freedom in International Law Between Group Rights and Individual Rights

Name: The Right to Religious Freedom in International Law
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9780415813488
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Author: Anat Scolnicov
ISBN: 9780415813488

By Anat Scolnicov

Routledge September 2012

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780415813488
Publisher: Routledge
Publication: September 2012
Format: Paperback , 250 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book analyses the right to religious freedom within international law. Analysing legal structures in a variety of both Western and non-Western jurisdictions, the book sets out a topography of the different constitutional structures of religion within the state and their compliance with international human rights law. The book also considers the position of women's religious freedom vis a vis community claims of religious freedom. Taking a rigorous approach to the right, Anat Scolnicov argues that the interpretation and application of religious freedom must be understood as a conflict between individual and group claims of rights, and argues for an individualistic interpretation of this right.

1. Existing Protection of Religious Freedom in International Law 2. Why is there a Right to Freedom of Religion? 3. The Legal Status of Religion in the State 4. Women and Religious Freedom 5. Children, Education and Religious Freedom 6. Religious Freedom as a Right of Free Speech 7. Conclusion