Update on Jehovah's Witness cases before the European Court of Human Rights: implications of a surprising partnership

This contribution details the large number of cases carried by Jehovah's Witnesses to the European Court of Human Rights during its existence, and examines the many positive outcomes of those cases for the Witnesses and for religious freedom in the Council of Europe region. There is also discus...

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Auteur principal: Richardson, James T. 1943- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2017]
Dans: Religion, state & society
Année: 2017, Volume: 45, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 232-248
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte / Témoins de Jéhovah
Sujets non-standardisés:B Article 9
B Jehovah's Witnesses
B Council of Europe
B ‘third party partisans'
B European Court of Human Rights
B Religious Freedom
B ‘courts as partners'
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Résumé:This contribution details the large number of cases carried by Jehovah's Witnesses to the European Court of Human Rights during its existence, and examines the many positive outcomes of those cases for the Witnesses and for religious freedom in the Council of Europe region. There is also discussion of theoretical debates concerning the underlying philosophy of the Court as it adjudicates the many religion cases the Witnesses have brought, and concepts from the sociology of law such as ‘courts as partners' and ‘third party partisans' also are examined as possible explanations of how the long-term and surprising arrangement has evolved over the life of the Court.
ISSN:1465-3974
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2017.1389131