Religious Offence and Human Rights :
Langer, Lorenz.
Religious Offence and Human Rights : The Implications of Defamation of Religions. - 1 online resource (492 pages) - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law ; v.106. . - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. .
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of legislation -- Table of international and regional materials -- Introduction -- I 'No explanation will suffice - it is an insult' -- II How does - or should - the law respond to offence? -- A Offence and the law -- B Legal relevance of insult to religions? -- C Overview -- III Bacon's idols: a note on observational standpoints -- IV Terminology -- Part I -- 1 The Danish cartoons revisited -- I A brief account of events -- II Reactions to the controversy -- 2 Legal responses to religious insult -- I Before and after the cartoons: the ubiquity of religious offence -- II The Satanic Verses -- III Proceedings after the cartoons -- A In national courts -- 1 Denmark -- 2 France -- 3 Canada -- 4 Other jurisdictions -- 5 Muslim countries -- B International fora -- 1 European Court of Human Rights -- 2 UN Human Rights Committee -- 3 UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination -- 3 The current legal framework -- I International instruments -- A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 1 Freedom of expression (Art. 19) -- 2 Freedom of religion (Art. 18) -- 3 Non-discrimination and equality (Arts. 2 and 7) -- B The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- 1 Freedom of expression and hate speech (Arts. 19 and 20) -- i Potential protection for the offender: Art. 19 ICCPR -- ii The perspective of the offended: Art. 20 -- 2 Freedom of religion (Art. 18 ICCPR) -- C The 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief -- D International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination -- E Conclusion -- II Regional instruments -- A Overview -- B European Convention on Human Rights. 1 Causing (religious) offence: Arts. 10 and 17 ECHR -- 2 Combating religious offence: Arts. 9 and 14 ECHR -- 4 Invention of new alternatives? The concept of defamation of religions before and after the cartoons -- I Prologue: defamation of religions before the cartoons -- II Enter defamation: the first resolution at the Commission -- III The cartoons and their aftermath: the apogee of religious defamation -- IV Exit defamation? -- 5 Defining defamation -- I Defamation as a legal concept -- II Conceptual analysis: elements of religious defamation -- A Insult to religions -- B Freedom of religion -- C The relationship with freedom of expression -- D Incitement to religious hatred -- E Discrimination, racism and Islamophobia -- F The adoption of new norms -- III Institutional responses -- IV Conceptual criticism -- V Prospects -- Part II -- 6 First principles: norms and norm-rationales -- 7 Norm-rationales for the regulation of speech -- I Speech and the law -- II Justifications for free speech -- A Intrinsic justifications for free speech -- B Instrumental justifications for free speech -- 1 The discovery of truth and the marketplace of ideas -- 2 Free speech and the organisation of public life -- III Rationales for speech restriction -- A Preventing 'harm' to individuals: reputation, honour and offence -- B Speech and societal harm -- IV Human rights - the official rationale? -- 8 The religious rationale -- I Religion, offence and the law -- II The inside perspective: religious norms on offence -- III Legal enforcement of religious speech norms -- 9 Religion, its defamation and international law -- I The persisting relevance of religious law -- II Human rights and international law: the issue of interpretation and the balancing fallacy -- III Conclusion -- Annex -- I Voting record - Commission on Human Rights and -- II Voting record - General Assembly. Bibliography -- Index.
Should offence to religions be punishable by law, or does freedom of expression extend even to blasphemy?.
Available electronically via the Internet.
9781316006443
Freedom of expression.
Hate speech.
International law and human rights.
Offenses against religion.
Electronic books.
345.0256
Religious Offence and Human Rights : The Implications of Defamation of Religions. - 1 online resource (492 pages) - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law ; v.106. . - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. .
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of legislation -- Table of international and regional materials -- Introduction -- I 'No explanation will suffice - it is an insult' -- II How does - or should - the law respond to offence? -- A Offence and the law -- B Legal relevance of insult to religions? -- C Overview -- III Bacon's idols: a note on observational standpoints -- IV Terminology -- Part I -- 1 The Danish cartoons revisited -- I A brief account of events -- II Reactions to the controversy -- 2 Legal responses to religious insult -- I Before and after the cartoons: the ubiquity of religious offence -- II The Satanic Verses -- III Proceedings after the cartoons -- A In national courts -- 1 Denmark -- 2 France -- 3 Canada -- 4 Other jurisdictions -- 5 Muslim countries -- B International fora -- 1 European Court of Human Rights -- 2 UN Human Rights Committee -- 3 UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination -- 3 The current legal framework -- I International instruments -- A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 1 Freedom of expression (Art. 19) -- 2 Freedom of religion (Art. 18) -- 3 Non-discrimination and equality (Arts. 2 and 7) -- B The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- 1 Freedom of expression and hate speech (Arts. 19 and 20) -- i Potential protection for the offender: Art. 19 ICCPR -- ii The perspective of the offended: Art. 20 -- 2 Freedom of religion (Art. 18 ICCPR) -- C The 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief -- D International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination -- E Conclusion -- II Regional instruments -- A Overview -- B European Convention on Human Rights. 1 Causing (religious) offence: Arts. 10 and 17 ECHR -- 2 Combating religious offence: Arts. 9 and 14 ECHR -- 4 Invention of new alternatives? The concept of defamation of religions before and after the cartoons -- I Prologue: defamation of religions before the cartoons -- II Enter defamation: the first resolution at the Commission -- III The cartoons and their aftermath: the apogee of religious defamation -- IV Exit defamation? -- 5 Defining defamation -- I Defamation as a legal concept -- II Conceptual analysis: elements of religious defamation -- A Insult to religions -- B Freedom of religion -- C The relationship with freedom of expression -- D Incitement to religious hatred -- E Discrimination, racism and Islamophobia -- F The adoption of new norms -- III Institutional responses -- IV Conceptual criticism -- V Prospects -- Part II -- 6 First principles: norms and norm-rationales -- 7 Norm-rationales for the regulation of speech -- I Speech and the law -- II Justifications for free speech -- A Intrinsic justifications for free speech -- B Instrumental justifications for free speech -- 1 The discovery of truth and the marketplace of ideas -- 2 Free speech and the organisation of public life -- III Rationales for speech restriction -- A Preventing 'harm' to individuals: reputation, honour and offence -- B Speech and societal harm -- IV Human rights - the official rationale? -- 8 The religious rationale -- I Religion, offence and the law -- II The inside perspective: religious norms on offence -- III Legal enforcement of religious speech norms -- 9 Religion, its defamation and international law -- I The persisting relevance of religious law -- II Human rights and international law: the issue of interpretation and the balancing fallacy -- III Conclusion -- Annex -- I Voting record - Commission on Human Rights and -- II Voting record - General Assembly. Bibliography -- Index.
Should offence to religions be punishable by law, or does freedom of expression extend even to blasphemy?.
Available electronically via the Internet.
9781316006443
Freedom of expression.
Hate speech.
International law and human rights.
Offenses against religion.
Electronic books.
345.0256