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The United States International Religious Freedom Act, Nonstate Actors, And The Donbas Crisis, Robert C. Blitt
The United States International Religious Freedom Act, Nonstate Actors, And The Donbas Crisis, Robert C. Blitt
Book Chapters
This chapter explores whether recent changes to the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) furnish the U.S. government with effective tools for engaging with and taking potential action against nonstate actors, such as the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), operating in the context of the Donbas crisis. Among the major amendments to IRFA introduced at the end of 2016, the statute now provides the U.S. government with the formal obligation to report on violent nonstate actors (NSAs) found to be violating freedom of religion or belief. In addition, the executive branch may designate those NSAs …
A King Who Devours His People: Jiang Zemin And The Falun Gong Crackddown: A Bibliography, Michael J. Greenlee
A King Who Devours His People: Jiang Zemin And The Falun Gong Crackddown: A Bibliography, Michael J. Greenlee
Michael Greenlee
In July 1999, the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began an official crackdown against the qigong cultivation group known as Falun Gong. Intended to quickly contain and eliminate what the PRC considers an evil or heretical cult (xiejiao), the suppression has instead created the longest sustained and, since the Tiananmen Square protests of June 1989, most widely known human rights protest conducted in the PRC. The Falun Gong has received worldwide recognition and support while the crackdown continues to provoke harsh criticism against the PRC as new allegations of human rights …
"Living Together" Or Living Apart From Religious Freedoms? The European Court Of Human Right's Concept Of "Living Together" And Its Impact On Religious Freedom, Shelby Wade
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
In the 2014 monumental court decision S.A.S. v. France, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the French law banning both burqas and niqabs in public spaces was justified. The Court based this justification on the concept of "living together," stating this newly-created concept allowed limitations on certain rights, such as the freedom of religion. With this decision, the Court vacated precedent which used a balancing test to weigh exceptions, such as national security in very narrow situations, against the limitations on individual freedoms. The new "living together" test is extremely farfetched, vague, and controversial. This Note discusses the …
Lausti And Salazar: Are Religious Symbols Legitimate In The Public Square?, Katie A. Croghan
Lausti And Salazar: Are Religious Symbols Legitimate In The Public Square?, Katie A. Croghan
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The World’S Youngest Political Prisoner, Richard Klein
The World’S Youngest Political Prisoner, Richard Klein
Richard Daniel Klein
Every participant at an international human rights conference in June 1998 received a small pamphlet published by Tibetan supporters of Tibetan Buddhism's highest-ranking figure, the Dalai Lama. Entitled "The World's Youngest Political Prisoner," the pamphlet makes a plea for support for a young boy, now nine years old, who the Chinese government has allegedly kidnapped and detained. The Dalai Lama, who has been living in exile for forty years, claims the boy is the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second holiest individual in Tibetan Buddhism. This battle over the identification of the reincarnation of a holy man is …
Liberty, Equality, Diversity: States, Cultures And International Law, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
Liberty, Equality, Diversity: States, Cultures And International Law, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
This chapter explores how culture is addressed by contemporary international law, with particular reference to human rights law norms. The first part covering freedom focuses on the rise of the modern state and its conscious reimagining of ties with its citizens through the promotion of tolerance and a secular, national identity. The shift is explored through the prisms of the freedom of religion, the right to participate in (national) cultural life, and the limitations on freedom of expression including prohibition of hate speech and domestic blasphemy laws. The second part on equality centres on the relationship between the state, the …
Religious Freedom In The Jurisprudence Of The Egyptian And European Court Of Human Rights, Saba Mahmood, Peter G. Danchin
Religious Freedom In The Jurisprudence Of The Egyptian And European Court Of Human Rights, Saba Mahmood, Peter G. Danchin
Peter G. Danchin
No abstract provided.
Defending Blasphemy: Exploring Religious Expression Under Ireland's Blasphemy Law, Katherine A. E. Jacob
Defending Blasphemy: Exploring Religious Expression Under Ireland's Blasphemy Law, Katherine A. E. Jacob
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
Note of the Year.
Teachers' Religious Garb As An Instrument For Globalization In Education, Caitlin S. Kerr
Teachers' Religious Garb As An Instrument For Globalization In Education, Caitlin S. Kerr
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Nebraska and Pennsylvania currently have laws in place that prohibit public school teachers from wearing religious garb. This Note applies the appropriate constitutional framework-a balancing test-in order to determine the propriety of a religious garb statute. Courts have upheld the statutes in light of perceived government endorsement of teachers' religion and feared impact on impressionable young children. However, both of these concerns are exaggerated and misplaced. Rather, a court must consider the demands a newly globalized world places on effective education for tomorrow's global citizens.
Pakistan's Failed Commitment: How Pakistan's Institutionalized Persecution Of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Violates The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Qasim Rashid
Law Student Publications
The United Nations (“UN”) adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”) in 1966 and officially implemented it in 1976 to ensure, among other guarantees, that no human is denied his or her right to equal voting, freedom of political association, due process of law, freedom of life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is among 166 nations that have signed and ratified the ICCPR. Since signing the ICCPR in 2008 and ratifying it in 2010, however, Pakistan has perpetuated state-sanctioned and violent persecution of religious minority groups such …
Constitutional Anomalies: When Canada's Proportionality And The U.S.'S Categorization Just Don't Fit The Bill, Zakarij N. Laux
Constitutional Anomalies: When Canada's Proportionality And The U.S.'S Categorization Just Don't Fit The Bill, Zakarij N. Laux
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Minarets Vote Compromises Human Rights For Everyone, Anna Talbot
Minarets Vote Compromises Human Rights For Everyone, Anna Talbot
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Minarets, like church steeples, are a physical manifestation of religion. There is little doubt, then, that their recent banning in Switzerland following a referendum constitutes a breach of the right to freedom of religion, with respect to the right to manifest ones religion. This right is protected under a number of instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 18), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (Article 18), and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 9). Under these instruments, the right to manifest ones religion can only be limited if such a limitation is necessary …
Of Minarets, Headscarves, And Cartoons, Kurt Mills
Of Minarets, Headscarves, And Cartoons, Kurt Mills
Human Rights & Human Welfare
It is difficult not to agree with Tariq Ramadan. The fear of and discrimination against Muslims in Western societies since 9/11 is clear and worrying. The anti-Muslim populism he cites is real, although it may also be part of a broader anti-immigrant populism. The posters he describes are extremely disturbing, and reminiscent of World War II propaganda. They are an artifact of fear of the misunderstood “other.”
January Roundtable: Introduction
January Roundtable: Introduction
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
“My compatriots' vote to ban minarets is fuelled by fear” by Tariq Ramadan. The Guardian. November 29, 2009.
Democracy And Flame-Fanning Populists: An Undesirable Yet Inevitable Combination, Richard Burchill
Democracy And Flame-Fanning Populists: An Undesirable Yet Inevitable Combination, Richard Burchill
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Tariq Ramadan views the recent referendum in Switzerland inserting a ban against the building of minarets into the Swiss Constitution, as a vote against Muslims not only in Switzerland, but across Europe. Those of a more tolerant sensibility will of course agree with Ramadan on this issue and will easily criticize the Swiss for “getting it wrong” by voting in favor of this constitutional amendment. There is no question that a constitutional vote on what is essentially an issue of local planning permission is, as Ramadan describes it, a silly initiative. However, this is also the nature of democracy as …
On Visibly Dangerous Silliness, Anthony Chase
On Visibly Dangerous Silliness, Anthony Chase
Human Rights & Human Welfare
“Silly” is what Ramadan calls the Swiss minaret referendum. He urges, in response to its passage, that Swiss Muslims be more rather than less visible. Each point is worth reflection. How and why does silliness transform itself into danger? And how and why is visibility the correct response to such danger—even if it leads in directions Ramadan may not suspect?
The Religion Clauses And Freedom Of Speech In Australia And The United States: Incidental Restrictions And Generally Applicable Laws, David S. Bogen
The Religion Clauses And Freedom Of Speech In Australia And The United States: Incidental Restrictions And Generally Applicable Laws, David S. Bogen
David S. Bogen
No abstract provided.
Between Rogues And Liberals: Towards Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Freedom Of Religion In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Between Rogues And Liberals: Towards Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Freedom Of Religion In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Peter G. Danchin
No abstract provided.
Suspect Symbols: Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Religious Freedom In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Suspect Symbols: Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Religious Freedom In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Peter G. Danchin
The grounds upon which states may limit the freedom to manifest religion or belief are divisive questions in constitutional and international law. The focus of recent inquiry has been on laws which proscribe the wearing of religious symbols in certain aspects of the public sphere, and on the claims more generally to religious and cultural freedom of Muslim minorities in European nation-states. Stepping back from these debates, this Article aims at a more rigorous theoretical treatment of the subject. It asks whether there is a coherent notion of religious freedom in international legal theory and, if not, why not? In …
Of Prophets And Proselytes: Freedom Of Religion And The Conflict Of Rights In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Of Prophets And Proselytes: Freedom Of Religion And The Conflict Of Rights In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Peter G. Danchin
The case of proselytism presents a tangle of competing claims: on the one hand, the rights of proselytizers to free exercise of religion and freedom of speech; on the other hand, the rights of targets of proselytism to change their religion, peacefully to have or maintain a particular religious tradition, and to be free from injury to religious feelings. Clashes between these claims of right are today generating acute tensions in relations between States and peoples, a state of affairs starkly illustrated by the recent Danish cartoons controversy. Irrespective of their resolution in any particular domestic legal system, how should …
Of Prophets And Proselytes: Freedom Of Religion And The Conflict Of Rights In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Of Prophets And Proselytes: Freedom Of Religion And The Conflict Of Rights In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Faculty Scholarship
The case of proselytism presents a tangle of competing claims: on the one hand, the rights of proselytizers to free exercise of religion and freedom of speech; on the other hand, the rights of targets of proselytism to change their religion, peacefully to have or maintain a particular religious tradition, and to be free from injury to religious feelings. Clashes between these claims of right are today generating acute tensions in relations between States and peoples, a state of affairs starkly illustrated by the recent Danish cartoons controversy. Irrespective of their resolution in any particular domestic legal system, how should …
The Emergence And Structure Of Religious Freedom In International Law Reconsidered, Peter G. Danchin
The Emergence And Structure Of Religious Freedom In International Law Reconsidered, Peter G. Danchin
Faculty Scholarship
This Article presents a critique of the historical evolution of the right to freedom of religion in international law. In identifying certain conceptual tensions between liberal and value pluralist accounts in the literature, a general theoretical argument is advanced. Beyond standard Enlightenment narratives of individual freedom of conscience, this argument notices a second, more complex narrative of genuine pluralism in the evolving conception of religious freedom in international legal thought. This suggests that there is no simple, but rather a complex mapping of individual toleration in international law and no single path to modernity or to the formation of the …
Suspect Symbols: Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Religious Freedom In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Suspect Symbols: Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Religious Freedom In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Faculty Scholarship
The grounds upon which states may limit the freedom to manifest religion or belief are divisive questions in constitutional and international law. The focus of recent inquiry has been on laws which proscribe the wearing of religious symbols in certain aspects of the public sphere, and on the claims more generally to religious and cultural freedom of Muslim minorities in European nation-states. Stepping back from these debates, this Article aims at a more rigorous theoretical treatment of the subject. It asks whether there is a coherent notion of religious freedom in international legal theory and, if not, why not? In …
U.S. And U.K. Approaches To The War On Terror: The Surveillance Of Religious Worship, Jodie A. Kirschner
U.S. And U.K. Approaches To The War On Terror: The Surveillance Of Religious Worship, Jodie A. Kirschner
University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review
No abstract provided.
Between Rogues And Liberals: Towards Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Freedom Of Religion In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Between Rogues And Liberals: Towards Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Freedom Of Religion In International Law, Peter G. Danchin
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Freedom Of Religion Under The European Convention On Human Rights, S. I. Strong
Book Review: Freedom Of Religion Under The European Convention On Human Rights, S. I. Strong
Faculty Publications
Oxford University Press has initiated a new series on the European Convention on Human Rights and, in light of recent world events, could not have found a more timely first installment than Carolyn Evans's book on freedom of religion. However, the choice of topics is sound even when one sets aside the current interest in the interplay between law and religion.
The World’S Youngest Political Prisoner, Richard Klein
The World’S Youngest Political Prisoner, Richard Klein
Scholarly Works
Every participant at an international human rights conference in June 1998 received a small pamphlet published by Tibetan supporters of Tibetan Buddhism's highest-ranking figure, the Dalai Lama. Entitled "The World's Youngest Political Prisoner," the pamphlet makes a plea for support for a young boy, now nine years old, who the Chinese government has allegedly kidnapped and detained. The Dalai Lama, who has been living in exile for forty years, claims the boy is the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second holiest individual in Tibetan Buddhism. This battle over the identification of the reincarnation of a holy man is …
The Religion Clauses And Freedom Of Speech In Australia And The United States: Incidental Restrictions And Generally Applicable Laws, David S. Bogen
The Religion Clauses And Freedom Of Speech In Australia And The United States: Incidental Restrictions And Generally Applicable Laws, David S. Bogen
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Pilgrimage To Religious Shrines: An Essential Element In The Human Right To Freedom Of Thought, Conscience, And Religion, Peter W. Mason
Pilgrimage To Religious Shrines: An Essential Element In The Human Right To Freedom Of Thought, Conscience, And Religion, Peter W. Mason
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
Toward International Freedom Of Religion: A Proposal For Change In Fcn Treaty Practice, Bruce F. Howell
Toward International Freedom Of Religion: A Proposal For Change In Fcn Treaty Practice, Bruce F. Howell
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Since the founding of this nation, Americans have relied on fundamental constitutional principles for the ultimate protection of their religious liberty. These guarantees have been extended to all persons in the United States, not just citizens. American nationals traveling or living abroad may discover, however, that religious freedom is not regarded as a fundamental right elsewhere. Although most nations do, at least in principle, adhere to the basic idea of freedom of religious belief and exercise, religious freedom may be denied either to a state's own citizens or to foreign nationals within its boundaries.