Religious Hatred and International Law - The Prohibition of Incitement to Violence Or Discrimination

This book conceptualizes the 'prohibition of advocacy of religious hatred' from the perspectives of international and comparative law.

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. The Genesis of the Prohibition of Religious Hatred Constituting Incitement in International Law: 2. Pre-ICCPR developments; 3. The drafting of Article 20(2) ICCPR; Part II. Preliminary Matters: 4. The mandatory nature of Article 20(2) ICCPR; 5. Article 20(2) ICCPR: prohibition per se or also human right?; 6. Comparative international perspectives: CERD and the European Court of Human Rights on the 'right to be free from incitement'; Part III. Legislative Obligations: Defining the Scope of the Offence of 'Advocacy of Religious Hatred that Constitutes Incitement': 7. The actus reus of 'advocacy of religious hatred constituting incitement': threshold, definitions, and concepts; 8. National incitement law checklist; Part IV. Judging Incitement: 9. Intent; 10. The context of religious hatred; 11. Holocaust denial and glorification of religious violence; Part V. Aggravating Factors and Sanctions: 12. Organized hatred; 13. Sanctions; Part VI. Conclusion: 14. Conclusion.

About the author

Jeroen Temperman is an associate professor of public international law at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. He is also the editor-in-chief of Religion and Human Rights.

Summary

International law imposes on states a duty to prohibit 'advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination or violence'. What speech acts or publications fall under this offence? How do judges ascertain such 'incitement' has been committed? This book addresses these questions from the perspective of international and comparative law.

Product details

• Authors: Jeroen Temperman, Jeroen (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) Temperman, Temperman Jeroen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781107575691
• ISBN: 978-1-107-57569-1
• No. of pages: 437
• Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law; Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; RELIGION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Civil Rights, Religious issues & debates, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Religious issues and debates