Respecting rights? : measuring the world's blasphemy laws / by Joelle Fiss and Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum.
2017
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Respecting rights? : measuring the world's blasphemy laws / by Joelle Fiss and Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum.
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Washington, D.C. : United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2017.
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1 online resource (ix, 138 pages).
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Special report (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
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Pt. 1. Background: Laws prohibiting blasphemy
pt. 2. International law principles implicated by blasphemy laws and indeicators to measure adherence
pt. 3. Methodology
pt. 4. Study findings
pt. 5. Beyond the study of laws: the importance of national context and implementation
pt. 6. Study limitations
Annexes. A. Compendium of laws. Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Comoros
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Montenegro
Morocco
Nigeria
New Zealand
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Rwanda
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Somalia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
B. Codebook: Blasphemy laws: measuring impact and assessing risks for targeted law reform advocacy. Codebook table of contents.
pt. 2. International law principles implicated by blasphemy laws and indeicators to measure adherence
pt. 3. Methodology
pt. 4. Study findings
pt. 5. Beyond the study of laws: the importance of national context and implementation
pt. 6. Study limitations
Annexes. A. Compendium of laws. Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Comoros
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Montenegro
Morocco
Nigeria
New Zealand
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Rwanda
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Somalia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
B. Codebook: Blasphemy laws: measuring impact and assessing risks for targeted law reform advocacy. Codebook table of contents.
Summary
Did you know 71 of the world's 195 countries have blasphemy laws? Penalties for violating blasphemy laws in these countries can range from fines to imprisonment and death. USCIRF's groundbreaking report examines and compares the content of laws prohibiting blasphemy worldwide. Blasphemy laws are astonishingly widespread. Seventy-one countries, spread out across many regions, maintain such statutes. Every one of these blasphemy statutes deviates from at least one internationally recognized human rights principle. Most of these laws fail to respect fully the human right of freedom of expression. All five nations with blasphemy laws that deviate the most from international human rights principles maintain an official state religion. Most blasphemy laws studied were vaguely worded, as many failed to specify intent as part of the violation. The vast majority carried unduly harsh penalties for violators. Most blasphemy laws were embedded in the criminal codes and 86 percent of states with blasphemy laws prescribed imprisonment for convicted offenders. Some blasphemy statutes even imposed the death penalty.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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