(PhD Thesis) Religious Freedom and State Recognition of Belief: To what degree do recognition and registration issues impact conditions of freedom of religion or belief?
Journal: PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
Year: 2025

How governments recognise and register religious groups is a reasonable concern to those monitoring human rights records, given how often recognition and registration policies discriminate based on religion or belief. This thesis identifies the frequency, severity and variety of recognition and registration issues across diverse cultural, political and religious contexts. Using case studies, it develops ways of measuring the degree to which recognition and registration issues impact conditions o