Intended for law schools, human rights scholars and activists, and international organizations, this book discusses the legal meaning of religion and belief, th

Religion, and beliefs related to religion, are today a central factor in international life and politics. International law, and human rights law in particular,

Where can religions find sources of legitimacy for human rights? How do, and how should, religious leaders and communities respond to human rights as defined in

Freedom of religion is a subject, which has throughout human history been a source of profound disagreements and conflict. In the modern era, religious-based in

As the tensions involving religion and society increase, the European Court of Human Rights and the Freedom of Religion or Belief is the first systematic analys