Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives

van der Vyver, Johan D and John Witte eds.

ISBN 10: 0802848567 / ISBN 13: 9780802848567

Published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1996

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1996. Trade paperback. 670pp. Index. NEW.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
• Publication Date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0802848567
• ISBN 13: 9780802848567
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: NEW
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Synopsis

The world has cultivated the best of religious rights protections but still witnesses the worst of religious rights abuses. In this volume -- the companion to Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Religious Perspectives -- Jimmy Carter, John Noonan Jr., and a score of leading jurists assess critically and comparatively the religious rights laws and practices of the international community.

About the Author

John Witte Jr. is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. A specialist in legal history, marriage, and religious liberty, he has authored numerous books.