1st Edition
Free Speech, Religion and the United Nations The Political Struggle to Define International Free Speech Norms
1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Literature Review 3 OIC’s Discourse on Freedom of Expression and Religion Prior to 1999 4 Mapping OIC’s Discourse on Freedom of Expression vis-à-vis Religion: Defamation of Religions as a Human Rights Violation 5 Defeating OIC’s Free Speech Agenda: Internal and External Factors Which Have Enabled and Constrained OIC’s Agency in the UN 6 Conclusion: Human Rights Language as a Double-Edged Sword: Empowering the Individual or Empowering the State
Biography
Heini í Skorini holds a PhD in International Relations from King's College London, UK. He is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of History and Social Sciences at the University of the Faroe Islands (Denmark). He teaches international relations, human rights, and religion and politics, both internationally and in a local context. His research interests include religion and society, religion and politics, human rights, freedom of expression, human reasoning in relation to science, religion and political controversy.
