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How Much Religious Freedom Can An Arab Muslim Expect In Europe?, Marcel Stuessi Jul 2013

How Much Religious Freedom Can An Arab Muslim Expect In Europe?, Marcel Stuessi

Marcel Stüssi

How much religious freedom can an Arab Muslim expect in Europe?

Arab Muslims who come to the West for work and security are often strong believers. Reli-gious law requires them to follow specific religious practices that may appear unusual to the average European observer. This situation has caused strained relations between the local (mainstream) population and Muslim migrants.

To make the position of Arab Muslims living in Europe more tangible, imagine the following situation. Assume that Mahmoud, a devout young Muslim, left Damascus to live in Zurich, Switzerland. As a young professional he was fed up with both Syria’s political …


Eine Reine Demokratie Ist In Syrien Schwer Vorstellbar, Marcel Stuessi Jun 2011

Eine Reine Demokratie Ist In Syrien Schwer Vorstellbar, Marcel Stuessi

Marcel Stüssi

Eine reine Demokratie ist in Syrien schwer vorstellbar Es wird sich in Syrien kaum ein Demokratiemodell verwirklichen lassen, das mittels individu-eller Partizipationsrechte, dem Einzelnen grösstmögliche Würde und Eigenverantwortung überträgt. Von Marcel Stüssi Wenn die Syrer auf die Strassen gehen, dann ringen sie nicht um ihre höchst persönlichen Freiheitsrechte, sondern um die Mitwirkungsrechte und Machtansprüche ihrer jeweiligen Gemeinschaft. In den Städten wie Daraa, Homs, Latakia, Hama, wo der Aufstand syrische Geschichte schreibt, leben hauptsächlich konservative Muslime. Diese gehören weitgehend der sunnitischen Mehrheit an, die von der alawitischen Minderheit rechtlich wie auch tatsäch-lich unterdrückt wird. Machtansprüche Beispielsweise wird der sunnitische Glaubensführer, der …


Models Of Religious Freedom, Marcel Stuessi Swiss Human Rights Lawyer Nov 2010

Models Of Religious Freedom, Marcel Stuessi Swiss Human Rights Lawyer

Marcel Stüssi

MODELS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

The Swiss, US American, and Syrian models are in this thesis illustrated by way of three representations. The Analytical Representation comprises more than statements of posi-tive law or mechanical comparison. Each chapter is introduced by thought-forms predominant in the respective legal culture. The objective of the Methodological Representation is to investigate the logic and legitimate pattern by which the Swiss and US American judiciary meth-odologically come to the conclusion that an alleged governmental inter-ference is covered under the right to religious freedom. The last dimen-sion, which is the Eclectic Representation, pursues a dual aim. Firstly, the …