The right to apostasy recognised? Reaffirming the right to religious freedom

The freedom of religion or belief is internationally recognized. However, studies demonstrate that the implementation of the right to apostasy, an essential aspect of this freedom, encounters difficulties in state practices. Doctrinal and historical research is conducted regarding the UN legal docum...

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1. VerfasserIn: van Schaik, B.M. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Jahr: 2023, Band: 24, Heft: 2, Seiten: 267-287
weitere Schlagwörter:B Freedom of religion or belief
B Universal Declaration
B United Nations
B Apostasy
B 1981 Declaration
B ICCPR
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Zusammenfassung:The freedom of religion or belief is internationally recognized. However, studies demonstrate that the implementation of the right to apostasy, an essential aspect of this freedom, encounters difficulties in state practices. Doctrinal and historical research is conducted regarding the UN legal documents and the drafting history in order to demonstrate that the phrasing of the freedom to change religion in the provisions has been gradually altered since the legal establishment in 1948. Within the UN, member states have succeeded in changing the provisions, resulting in conceptual ambiguity regarding the right to apostasy. It is a matter of concern that there is little recognition, within the UN and in academia, of the fact that the explicit right to apostasy has been disregarded, resulting in diminishing the normative force of the religious freedom provision.
ISSN:2156-7697
Enthält:Enthalten in: Politics, religion & ideology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21567689.2023.2216138