The Right of the Child to Religious Freedom in International Law (International Studies in Human Rights)
Publisher: Hotei Publishing; Martinus Nijhoff
Published: December 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9789004162662
Subjects: International human rights law; International; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Children's rights; Freedom of religion
Description: "The child's right to religious freedom in international law has never been considered in a comprehensive fashion, yet key issues include the prevention of indoctrination, religious clothing, the relationship of the child with parents and religious communities, and the duties of the state to the child. Building on a sociological analysis of religious children, a body of international legal materials is analysed against a theoretical model of what the child's right ought to be. This book is the first attempt at analysing what international law says on the question; the result is a compelling analysis of the definitive position of international law on the child's right to religious freedom."--Jacket.