Ensuring Effective International Protection . Bahiyyih G. Tahzib. Freedom and Authority in Religions and Religious Education . Brian Gates, ed. Religion or belief of some form is part of the life of every individual.
Many individuals automatically identify with a particular organised religion or belief.
Even those who claim to follow no religion or belief are choosing not to believe in a particular concept. Even though religion or belief is something which impact on every individuals, there is yet to be a legally enforceable international human rights instrument created with the specific purpose of protecting the freedom of religion or belief. This is an ironic situation and simultaneously troubling considering some of the present difficulties in the world and the role that religion and belief plays in these troubles. There exists a number of other human rights instruments which include protection of religion or belief along with other rights, but at present, there has been no agreement concerning a single legally binding instrument dealing exclusively with freedom of religion or belief. The main cause is most likely due to the nature of religion and belief.