Law and International Religious Freedom by Annicchino, Pasquale;

Rövid leírás:

This book analyses the rise to prominence of international religious freedom within the context of US foreign policy showing how this has also influenced other states and the EU. It compares and contrasts the emerging Western consensus with other notions of religious freedom as shaped by religious laws and other geopolitical actors.

Hosszú leírás:

This book analyzes the promotion and protection of freedom of religion in the international arena with a particular focus on the role and influence of the US International Religious Freedom Act, 1998. It also investigates the impact of the IRFA on the legislation and policies of third countries and the EU. The book develops the story of the protection of religious freedom through foreign policy by showing how religious laws affect and shape a more communitarian dimension of the notion of freedom of religion which stands in contrast with a traditionally Western individualistic understanding of the right. It is argued that it is still possible to defend the unstable category of freedom of religion or belief especially when major violations are at stake. The book presents a balanced contribution to the academic debate on the promotion and protection of religious freedom. The comparative approach and interdisciplinary methodology make it a valuable resource for academics, students and policy-makers in Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies.

Professor Marco Ventura, University of Siena, Italy

'Law and International Religious Freedom is a sophisticated study in how (mostly conservative) conceptions of religious liberty have been exported to Europe from the United States and are influencing the development of European church/state law. Dr. Annicchino possesses a deep knowledge of multiple legal systems which he deploys in a nuanced analysis of the dissemination of a particular conception of religious liberty in Europe by theologically conservative religions in the U.S. Appearing for the first time in English, in the midst of the U.S.’s apparent cession of global leadership following the election of President Trump, Annicchino’s examination of this phenomenon could not be more timely. Everyone concerned with the current state of religious freedom at home and abroad will want to read this book.'

Frederick M. Gedicks, Brigham Young University, USA

Tartalomjegyzék:

Introduction

Chapter 1: The first freedom

Chapter 2: Background and genesis of the International Religious Freedom Act

Chapter 3: The International Religious Freedom Act

Chapter 4: European Union law and religious freedom

Chapter 5: Protection and promotion of religious freedom in the external relations of the European Union

Chapter 6: Reception of the United States model in the experiences of several European countries

Chapter 7: A return to the collective aspect of religious freedom? Different religious perspectives on the construction of law

Chapter 8: The impossibility of religious freedom?

Postscript