Permissible limitations to freedom of religion and belief in Nigeria
The application of permissible limitations to restrict freedom of religion and belief in Nigeria continues to generate debate among scholars. This article applies a socio-legal methodology to analyse the legal rationale that Nigerian courts have used in cases concerning limitations to freedom of rel...
| Otros títulos: | Special Issue: Limitations to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Theory and Practice, edited by Nazila Ghanea & Thiago Alves Pinto |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Publicado: |
Brill, Nijhoff
2020
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| En: |
Religion and human rights
Año: 2020, Volumen: 15, Número: 1/2, Páginas: 57-76 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AA Ciencias de la religión AB Filosofía de la religión AD Sociología de la religión KBN África subsahariana XA Derecho ZC Política general |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
limitation clauses
B freedom of religion or belief B Nigeria |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Sumario: | The application of permissible limitations to restrict freedom of religion and belief in Nigeria continues to generate debate among scholars. This article applies a socio-legal methodology to analyse the legal rationale that Nigerian courts have used in cases concerning limitations to freedom of religion or belief. First, the article explores the history of the legal frameworks for the protection of freedom of religion and belief including its limitation in Nigeria. Second, the article analyses Nigerian courts’ interpretation of the concept with specific reference to the legal rational used. Third, the article investigates the application of the proportionality test to balance the regulatory power of the state and citizens’ right to practice their religion. The article engages with case-law on freedom of religion, mostly from High courts and Court of Appeal in Nigeria. The article contains contributions from several scholars, religious groups, public officials, Non-Governmental Organisations obtained through interviews at their various offices. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-0328 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Religion and human rights
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18710328-BJA10009 |