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...
| Autres titres: | Special Issue: Limitations to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Theory and Practice, edited by Nazila Ghanea & Thiago Alves Pinto |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill, Nijhoff
2020
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| Dans: |
Religion and human rights
Année: 2020, Volume: 15, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 57-76 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | AA Sciences des religions AB Philosophie de la religion AD Sociologie des religions KBN Afrique subsaharienne XA Droit ZC Politique en général |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
limitation clauses
B freedom of religion or belief B Nigeria |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religion and human rights
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18710328-BJA10009 |