The Expression of Religious Beliefs: In the Name of Pluralism, although Not Quite Religious

The 25 years’ jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the intersection between expression and religion reveals that three main ideas of religion have coexisted alongside each other, for many decades predating the current era. The jurisprudence also shows that the Court somehow accommo...

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Published in:Religion and human rights
Main Author: Callamard, Agnés (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Nijhoff 2017
In: Religion and human rights
Further subjects:B freedom of expression freedom of religion pluralism veil religious expression religious symbols Islam
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Summary:The 25 years’ jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the intersection between expression and religion reveals that three main ideas of religion have coexisted alongside each other, for many decades predating the current era. The jurisprudence also shows that the Court somehow accommodated (and justified) these different ideas through a focus on democratic pluralism (not religious pluralism), a conception of pluralism which makes religion (including in its diverse expressions) subservient to democratic principles.
ISSN:1871-0328
Contains:In: Religion and human rights
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18710328-12231154