Freedom of Religion, Minority Rights and the Law : The Status of Jewish and Muslim Minorities in Europe and Beyond

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael; Gliszczyńska-Grabias, Aleksandra; Henrard, Kristin; Baranowska, Grażyna; Górski, Marcin; Tourkochoriti, Ioanna; Porat, Iddo; Van der Schyff, Gerhard; Schuz, Rhona; Hacohen, Aviad; Heinig, Hans Michael; Wattier, Stephanie; Sandberg, Russell; Fink, François; Weiler, Joseph; Linzen, Meir

Freedom of Religion, Minority Rights and the Law : The Status of Jewish and Muslim Minorities in Europe and Beyond

Date

2025

Publisher

Routledge

ISBN

978-1-032-69691-1
978-1-032-72977-0
978-1-003-42329-4

DOI

10.4324/9781003423294

Language

en

Keywords

wolność sumienia i wyznania, freedom of conscience and religion, mniejszość wyznaniowa, religious minority, prawa mniejszości, minority rights, Żydzi, Jews, islam, ksenofobia, xenophobia, rasizm, racism, dyskryminacja, discrimination, ubój rytualny, ritual slaughter, dobrostan zwierząt, animal welfare, grupa wrażliwa, particularly sensitive group, neutralność, neutrality, obrzezanie, circumcision, symbole religijne, religious symbols, przestrzeń publiczna, public space

Abstract

This book provides an in-depth, scholarly reflection on the challenges that arise in guaranteeing religious freedom and protection of the rights of religious minorities in law and practice. Currently, the protection of religious minorities constitutes one of the foundations of the international human rights protection systems and is provided for in the constitutions of all democratic states. The volume identifies, analyses, and assesses the legal status of religious freedom and protection of religious minorities, with special focus on Jewish and Muslim minorities in the European and Israeli legal environments. It compares the discourses on the scope and boundaries of religious freedom with the actual treatment of religious freedom in legal regulations, the case law, and in practice by the general society. The book employs the resources of comparative law and national and international law, as well as legal theory. Extensive use is also made of decisions of the international courts, including the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policymakers working in the areas of law and religion, international human rights law, comparative constitutional law, and religious studies.

Citation

A. Gliszczyńska-Grabias, A. Hacohen (eds.), Freedom of Religion, Minority Rights and the Law : The Status of Jewish and Muslim Minorities in Europe and Beyond, Routledge, London 2025

Table of content

<< s. XIX-XXIX >> Cohen-Almagor, Raphael Preface : The Boundaries of Religious Freedom in Democracies << s. 1-15 >> Gliszczyńska-Grabias, Aleksandra Hacohen, Aviad Introduction : Religious Freedom and Religious Minorities in Contemporary Europe and Beyond << s. 19-52 >> Henrard, Kristin The ECtHR, the CJEU, and the Protection of Religious Minorities : A Mixed Scorecard << s. 53-77 >> Gliszczyńska-Grabias, Aleksandra Strengthening the Protection of Religious Minorities by Establishing a New Universal Human Rights Treaty : A Necessary or Redundant Effort? << s. 78-94 >> Baranowska, Grażyna The Concept of Vulnerability in the Context of Religious Minorities << s. 97-119 >> Górski, Marcin Free Speech and Religious Sensitivity : Between Today’s State-Sponsored SLAPPing and Careful Balancing of Competing Interests << s. 120-140 >> Tourkochoriti, Ioanna Employers’ Duties to Respect the Religious Freedom of Employees at the Workplace : Recent Developments << s. 143-174 >> Porat, Iddo Shechita Legal Bans in the Comparative Perspective : Historically and Today << s. 175-200 >> Van der Schyff, Gerhard Animal Welfare and the Right to Freedom of Religion Before the CJEU : The Case of Stunning and Ritual Slaughter << s. 200-220 >> Schuz, Rhona Ritual Male Circumcision and Children’s Rights <<s. s. 223-242>> Hacohen, Aviad The Constitutional Boundaries of Religious Accommodation : The Israeli Perspective <<s. 243-266>> Heinig, Hans Michael Jewish and Muslim Claims to Religious Freedom, Participation and Benefits under Article 4 1 and 2 of the German Basic Law : and their Constitutional Limits << s. s. 267-287>> Wattier, Stephanie Recent Developments in Belgian Case Law on the Regulation of Relations between the State and Religions << s. s. 288-310 >> Sandberg, Russell Lethargy in the UK : How Not to Accommodate Religion or Belief << s. 311-327 >> Finck, François Laïcité, the Legal Framework for the Exercise of Minority Religions in France << s. 328-337 >> Weiler, Joseph Linzen, Meir Epilogue : The Amicus Curiae Opinion of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists for the CJEU Shechita Case

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