Religion, Beliefs, and International Human Rights (Religion and Human Rights Series)
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9781570753015
Subjects: Civil rights & citizenship; Reference works; Spirituality; Religious aspects; Reference; Political And Civil Rights; Religion (Specific Aspects); Politics / Current Events; Religion and international affairs; Religion; Religion and international aff; International Relations - General; Political; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Human rights
First sentence: During the United Nations era four major instruments have responded globally to human rights issues related to religion and belief: (1) the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) the 1959 Arcot Krishnaswami Study; (3) the 1966 International Covenants on Human Rights; and (4) the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.
Description: "In this volume, an Israeli jurist provides an authoritative distillation and analysis of modern international norms on religious rights and liberties - with particular attention to modern controversies over religious and racial discrimination, genocide and group libel, proselytism and conversion, and religious group rights and their limits."--BOOK JACKET.