1st Edition

The International Human Right to Freedom of Conscience Some Suggestions for Its Development and Application

By Leonard Hammer Copyright 2001

    This title was first published in 2002: This text addresses the problem of conflict that arises between the human right to freedom of religion and the human right to freedom of belief, for example, certain religious beliefs are in conflict with certain women's rights. The pricipal goal of this book is to distinguish between the more formalized, and recognized, notion of protecting religious beliefs from what is referred to as conscientious beliefs - a belief external to a religious context.

    1: Introduction; 2: A Brief History of the Development of the Right to Conscience; 3: Analysis of the Treaties and Other Documents; 4: The Forum Internum; 5: The Forum Externum; 6: Military Conscientious Objection; 7: Conscientious Objection to Taxes; 8: Proposing a Group-Oriented Approach to the Right to Conscience; 9: Conclusion

    Biography

    Leonard Hammer