An empirical investigation of the use of limitations to freedom of religion or belief at the European Court of Human Rights

Most literature on freedom of religion or belief argues that there should be a high threshold for the imposition of limitations to the manifestation of the right. However, the practice of the European Court of Human Rights shows that the bar is much lower than academics suggest. This article explore...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: Limitations to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Theory and Practice, edited by Nazila Ghanea & Thiago Alves Pinto
Main Author: Pinto, Thiago Alves (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Nijhoff 2020
In: Religion and human rights
Year: 2020, Volume: 15, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 96-133
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBA Western Europe
XA Law
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B limitation clauses
B freedom of religion or belief
B margin of appreciation
B Human Rights
B European Court of Human Rights
B Subsidiarity
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