Freedom from Religion and Human Rights Law

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Strengthening the Right to Freedom of Religion and Belief for Non-Religious and Atheist Rights-Holders

By Marika McAdam

Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

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Freedom from Religion and Human Rights Law by Marika McAdam explores the unequal treatment of non-religious individuals within international human rights law. The book argues that despite universal claims, freedom from religion and atheism often receive less protection compared to established religions, highlighting a hierarchy where major religions enjoy greater safeguards. Through detailed case studies, it examines issues such as freedom from proselytism, protection from hate, and the rights of individuals to be free from their parents' religions.
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This book is ideal for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in human rights law, religious freedom, and secularism. It will also appeal to advocates for non-religious rights and readers seeking a critical analysis of the intersection between law and belief systems.

Although human rights belong to all persons on the basis of their humanity, this book demonstrates that in the practice of international human rights law, the freedom to be non-religious or atheist does not receive the same protection as the freedom to be religious.

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Despite the claimed universality of freedom of religion and belief contained in article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the key assertion made is that there is a hierarchy of religion and belief, with followers of major established religions enjoying high protection and low regulation at the top, and atheists and non-believers enduring high persecution and weaker protection at the bottom.

The existence of this hierarchy is proven and critiqued through three case study chapters that respectively explore the extent to which non-religious and atheist rights-holders enjoy freedom from proselytism, freedom from hate, and freedom from the religions of their parents.

Freedom from Religion and Human Rights Law by Marika McAdam is a vital exploration of this crucial issue.

Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

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By Marika McAdam

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ISBN: 9780367886677

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 December 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 192

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Education & Reference Marika McAdam Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Politics & Current Affairs Religion & Spirituality Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

About the Author

Marika McAdam is an independent legal consultant and adviser who has worked for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration and the Nexus Institute among other organisations.

Freedom from Religion and Human Rights Law