Essays about: "freedom of conscience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words freedom of conscience.

  1. 1. Negotiating Humanity, Faith, and Freedom of Conscience in an Oppressive Space : A case study of Todor Enchev in Concentration and Labour Camps in late 1940’s-1950’s Bulgaria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Bulgaria; Biography as Theology; Communism; Dehumanisation; Faith; Oppression;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how Todor Enchev sustained and negotiated his humanity, faith, and freedom of conscience in prison, labour, and concentration camps in late 1940’s-1950’s Bulgaria. Through a hermeneutic study, this investigation analyses Enchev’s book From Spiritual Death to Eternal Life (1998). READ MORE

  3. 2. A Case Study of France: Religious Liberty of Muslim Women : How does the Contemporary Ban on the Burqa in France interfere with Religious Liberty?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Özdemir Dilara; [2021]
    Keywords : Laicite; Religious Liberty; Post-colonialism; Quran; Burqa; Muslimah; Gender Equality;

    Abstract : In 2011, France was the first European country to enforce the Concealment Act which statesthat any type of face concealing clothing in the public sphere is banned. France is a memberof the European Union, and the right to freedom of thought, religion and conscience is one ofthe significant fundamental human rights. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Children of ‘Crimean Spring’ and the Right to Education under Belligerent Occupation

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

    Author : Anastasiia Vorobiova; [2021]
    Keywords : militarization; Crimea; occupation; rights of the child; education; indoctrination; Yunarmia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Education is one of the key components in developing identity, personality and a sense of belonging in the time of peace. But when weaponized by the states as a tool of indoctrination, education becomes a highly effective instrument of war, contrary to the relevant rules prescribed by the international humanitarian and international human rights law. READ MORE

  5. 4. Religious dress and the rights of others – an analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights

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

    Author : Amanda Isaksson; [2019]
    Keywords : public international law; European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Freedom of thought; conscience and religion; Article 9; Human rights; religious dress; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay examines the protection of the wearing of religious dress under article 9 (freedom of religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights, according to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. It examines how religious dress is protected as a manifestation of religion and with reference to which rights of others and under which circumstances it can be restricted with reference to the legitimate aim protection of the rights and freedoms of others. READ MORE

  6. 5. On the role of religious expression in the Swedish Public School System.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Linda Harris; [2019]
    Keywords : Conflict; Diversity; Education; Immigration; Integration; Peace; Prayer Room; Public Education; Relationship between religion and public schools; Religion; Religion and Youth; Religious Expression; School; Secular; Secularisation; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper is a case study in Religion in Peace and Conflict, in which the role of religion and religious expression in Swedish education is examined. The focus of this case study is on Swedish public schools. READ MORE