Religious Liberty and International La in Europe [Hardcover]

Malcolm Evans's account of the protection of religious liberty under international law in Europe.This work describes in detail the ways in which the freedom of religious belief has been incorporated into the legislation of the countries of Europe. It goes on to examine the mechanisms by which this freedom is guaranteed, and a number of problematic cases which have recently been discussed in the Council of Europe.This work describes in detail the ways in which the freedom of religious belief has been incorporated into the legislation of the countries of Europe. It goes on to examine the mechanisms by which this freedom is guaranteed, and a number of problematic cases which have recently been discussed in the Council of Europe.In this fascinating book Malcolm Evans describes in detail the ways in which the freedom of religious belief has been incorporated into the legislation of the countries of Europe. He goes on to examine the mechanisms by which this freedom is guaranteed, and a number of problematic cases that have recently been discussed in the Council of Europe. In a concluding section he outlines a number of developments that will influence the direction that the search for the protection of religious liberty under international law may take.Acknowledgements; Chronological table of international treaties; Table of cases; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Early antecedents; 2. From Augsburg to Paris; 3. The League of Nations: drafting the Covenant; 4. The Polish Minorities Treaty; 5. The extension of the minorities system; 6. The experience under the League; 7. The UN system; 8. Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 9. The 1981 Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief; 10. Religious freedom under the European Convention on Human Rights: the drafting of Article 9 and of Article 2 of the First Protocol; 11. The application of Article 9 of the European Conl³-