“Asian Values” in Different Forms: A Comparative Examination of How Singapore, Indonesia and Myanmar Address Insults to Religion
Abstract Insults to religion have the potential to stoke tensions and result in physical violence. To protect religious sensitivities, speech which insults religion may be criminalised, even in countries where freedom of speech is enshrined as a constitutional right. The purpose of this article is t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill, Nijhoff
2020
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Religion and human rights
Year: 2020, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 207-240 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBM Asia XA Law ZC Politics in general |
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Myanmar
B Southeast Asia B Law B Singapore B Minorities B State B Religion B Politics B Indonesia B Freedom of speech |
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