Essays about: "Right to freedom of religion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Right to freedom of religion.

  1. 1. The Right to Spiritual Health During a Pandemic : An Analysis from a Human Rights Perspective

    University essay from

    Author : Mona Gustavsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Church of Sweden; spiritual health; human rights; freedom of religion; capabilities; pandemic.;

    Abstract : During the pandemic of Covid-19 the restrictions changed the abilities of gatherings, so also for the members of the Church of Sweden, and questions arose from spokesperson of the Church of Sweden on the behalf of the members regarding injustice or discredit of the right of freedom of religion. This thesis handles how the restrictions affected the Church of Sweden, if there was any discredit for the freedom of religion and if people in Sweden found other alternatives during the pandemic to express spiritual life outdoors when there were limitations indoors for gatherings. READ MORE

  2. 2. The White Supremacist Movement as a Threat to Freedom of Religion in the United States : An Analysis of Current Threats to Jews' Freedom of Religion and the Response of the Federal State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Agnes Hornsved; [2022]
    Keywords : freedom of religion; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; ICCPR; critical race theory; the white supremacist movement; white supremacy; antisemitism; human rights; religionsfrihet; Internationella konventionen om medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter; ICCPR; critical race theory; vit makt-rörelsen; antisemitism; mänskliga rättigheter;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impacts of white supremacy on Jews’ freedom of religion in the United States. In what ways is the American white supremacist movement a threat to Jews’ freedom of religion, and to what extent is the federal state protecting this right in accordance with Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)? By using the Legal Analytical Method, and by applying Daniel Ian Rubin’s approach to Critical Race Theory (CRT), this thesis finds that the white supremacist movement is threatening Jews’ freedom of religion in three main ways: through physical attacks, psychological intimidation, and economic effects. READ MORE

  3. 3. FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS The politicisation of religion in 2010s Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vilhelm Edsmyr; [2021-02-12]
    Keywords : Religion; Freedom of religion; Islam; politicisation; migration;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT: Globalization and a rising migration have led to an increasing religious pluralism in Sweden. During the last decade, a large proportion of the migrants have been Muslims, especially immigrants arriving during the European refugee crisis in 2015. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Matrix Behind Womanhood : Political Ideology and Substantive Representation of Women in Poland

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Dominique Keizer; [2021]
    Keywords : Substantive representation; Womanhood; Poland;

    Abstract : In 2015 the Polish political environment saw a sudden change with the election of PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość/Law and Justice), a conservative right-wing wing party that became the ruling voice in society. Due to the interconnectedness of politics and religion, the role of the Catholic church gained prevalence leading to a shift in the preferred discursive practices. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Religious Practice to Circumcise Boys – Who’s Right Will Prevail? Balancing Child and Parental Rights Under the ECHR.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Linnea Jakobsson; [2021]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; EKMR; ECHR; religionsfrihet; freedom of religion; barns rättigheter; child rights; autonomi; autonomy; manlig omskärelse; male circumcision; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Den religiösa seden att omskära pojkar är mycket omdiskuterad. Den ena gruppen ställer sig bakom föräldrarnas rätt till religionsfrihet, den andra ställer sig bakom pojkars rätt till kroppslig autonomi och religionsfrihet, det vill säga rätten att inte bli omskuren. READ MORE