Protecting the human rights of religious minorities in Eastern Europe / Peter G. Danchin and Elizabeth A. Cole, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Danchin, Peter G.

Cole, Elizabeth A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious minorities--Europe, Eastern.

Religious minorities.

Freedom of religion--Europe, Eastern.

Freedom of religion.

Religion and state--Europe, Eastern.

Religion and state.

Religion.

Europe, Eastern--Religion.

Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Physical Description:

xvii, 546 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2002]

Summary:

As official atheism is replaced by varying models of church-state arrangements in eastern Europe, how much will the rule of law prevail against resurgent nationalism and intolerance toward minorities? These nineteen essays consider this question. The authors represent eleven countries and include theologians, political and social scientists, legal scholars, and human rights professionals. Whether considering Bulgarias policy toward Muslims or Christian-Jewish dialogue in Poland, these provocative essays shed new light on human rights in a globalizing world.

Contents:

Religion, Religious Minorities and Human Rights: An Introduction / Peter G. Danchin

Part 1 Theoretical Perspectives 31

1. Religious Minorities and Religious Freedom: An Overview / David Little 33

2. The Protection of Minority Religions in Eastern Europe / Eileen Barker 58

3. Equality and Religious Preferences: Theoretical, International and Religious Perspectives / Tad Stahnke 87

Part 2 International Legal Perspectives 129

4. External Monitoring and the International Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief / Peter G. Danchin 131

5. The Evolving Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the Protection of Religious Minorities / Peter G. Danchin, Lisa Forman 192

6. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Rights of Religion or Belief / T. Jeremy Gunn 222

7. Self-Determination and the Right to Secession of Religious Minorities under International Law / Johan van der Vyver 251

A. Eastern and Central Europe

8. State Politics and Religious Pluralism in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Perspective / Serhii Plokhy 297

9. Law and Politics toward the Muslims in Bulgaria / Krassimir Kanev 316

10. Protection of Minority Religions in Hungary: A Comparative Analysis / Balazs Schanda 345

B. Western Europe

Comparative Perspectives

11. European Parliamentary Enquete Commissions: Justification of a Two-Tiered System of Religious Freedoms / Carolyn Wah 365

12. The Contemporary Form of the Relationship between Religious Minorities and the State in Spain / Rosa Maria Martinez de Codes 389

13. The Protection of Religious Minorities in Belgium: A Western European Perspective / Willy Fautre 408

Part 4 Non-Legal Approaches 435

14. The Development of Polish Civil Society and the Experience of the Greek Catholic Minority in Eastern Europe / Christopher Hann 437

15. The Catholic Church in Post-Communist Europe / Timothy Byrnes 455

16. American Church Advocacy of Religious Rights in East Germany: The Legacy of the Past for the Present / Robert Goeckel 477

17. Catholic-Jewish Dialogue in Poland: A Difficult Road to Tolerance / Stanislaw Krajewski 490

18. Religion and Human Rights: The Capacity to "Swear to One's Own Hurt" / Donald W. Shriver 511.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0231124740

0231124759

OCLC:

48965068