By

Anat Scolnicov

Description

The Right to Religious Freedom in International Law: Between Group Rights and Individual Rights

This book analyses the right to religious freedom within international law. Analysing legal structures in a variety of both Western and non-Western jurisdictions, the book sets out a topography of the different constitutional structures of religion within the state and their compliance with international human rights law. The book also considers the position of women’s religious freedom vis a vis community claims of religious freedom. Taking a rigorous approach to the right, Anat Scolnicov argues that the interpretation and application of religious freedom must be understood as a conflict between individual and group claims of rights, and argues for an individualistic interpretation of this right.

Book Details

• Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law (Book 2)
• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415481147
• ISBN-13: 978-0415481144

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