Making Religion and Human Rights at the United Nations

This volume examines the different and sometimes contradictory approaches of four UN human rights committees to the concept of religion. Drawing on critical perspectives from religious studies, the book combines a genealogical assessment of the role of religion in international law with a detailed t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Årsheim, Helge, author (author)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Germany De Gruyter 2018
Berlin ; Boston : [2018]
Colección:Religion and Society
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428245906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Part I: Making Religion
  • Introduction
  • 1. The United Nations and Religion
  • 2. Making Religion
  • 3. Making Religion in International Law
  • Part II: Monitoring Religion
  • Introduction
  • 4. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • 5. The Human Rights Committee
  • 6. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
  • 7. The Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • 8. Legal Forms of Religious Life
  • References
  • Index