CHANGING NATURE OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW

The right to freedom of religion or belief has become a matter of increasing controversy, both politically and in international law. This book provides a detailed assessment of the right in its contemporary context, analysing its current status, the impact of the 1981 Declaration, and the challenges facing the continued existence of the right.

Malcolm Evans, Professor of Public International Law, University of Bristol, Peter Petkoff, Fellow of the Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent's Park College, Oxford, and Julian Rivers, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Bristol

Malcolm Evans OBE is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol. He is a member of the Organisation on Security and Cooperation in Europe's Advisory Council on Freedom of Religion and Belief, and the author of many publications on international law, human rights, and religion.

Peter Petkoff is a Lecturer at Brunel University and a Fellow of the Centre for Christianity and Culture at Regent's Park College in Oxford.

Julian Rivers is Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Bristol ,editor-in-chief of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Ecclesiastical Law Journal.