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Religious Offence and Human Rights: The Implications of Defamation of Religions
Lorenz Langer
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hardcover. Should offence to religions be punishable by law, or does freedom of expression extend even to blasphemy? Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. Num Pages: 462 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSR; LBBR; LNJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 804.
Should international law be concerned with offence to religions and their followers? Even before the 2005 publication of the Danish Mohammed cartoons, Muslim States have endeavoured to establish some reputational protection for religions on the international level by pushing for recognition of the novel concept of 'defamation of religions'. This study recounts these efforts as well as the opposition they aroused, particularly by proponents of free speech. It also addresses the more fundamental issue of how religion and international law may relate to each other. Historically, enforcing divine commands has been the primary task of legal systems, and it still ... Read more
Should international law be concerned with offence to religions and their followers? Even before the 2005 publication of the Danish Mohammed cartoons, Muslim States have endeavoured to establish some reputational protection for religions on the international level by pushing for recognition of the novel concept of 'defamation of religions'. This study recounts these efforts as well as the opposition they aroused, particularly by proponents of free speech. It also addresses the more fundamental issue of how religion and international law may relate to each other. Historically, enforcing divine commands has been the primary task of legal systems, and it still ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Condition
New
Number of Pages
462
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107039575
SKU
V9781107039575
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About Lorenz Langer
Lorenz Langer is a lecturer at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and a Senior Research Fellow at its Centre for Research on Direct Democracy. He is also the managing editor of the Swiss Review of European and International Law.
Reviews for Religious Offence and Human Rights: The Implications of Defamation of Religions
'Langer provides one of the most compelling accounts of the background to, and story of, the 'defamation of religions' debate across the UN throughout the 2000s … This book needs to be read.' Malcolm Evans, Ecclesiastical Law Journal