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Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion
Incitement to religious hatred and restrictions on freedom of expression protect religious believers from unlawful expression. There is neither need to defamation of religion resolutions nor to blasphemy legislation. The Islamic and several developing states have internationalized blasphemy law unde...
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| author | Farag, Mahmoud |
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| description | Incitement to religious hatred and restrictions on freedom of expression protect religious believers from unlawful expression. There is neither need to defamation of religion resolutions nor to blasphemy legislation. The Islamic and several developing states have internationalized blasphemy law under the name of defamation of religion. Defamation of religion and blasphemy's protection of religion contradicts with the individual based nature of human rights. It does not also comply with the classic understanding of defamation law that has only protected individual's reputation. Defamation of religion requires the state to arbitrate amongst intangible competing religious truth. The lack of clear guidelines on what is and is not immune makes the enforcement of defamation of religion difficult. The ambiguity of defamation of religion, as a legal concept, opens the door further for state abuse. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1969 Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion Farag, Mahmoud Incitement to religious hatred and restrictions on freedom of expression protect religious believers from unlawful expression. There is neither need to defamation of religion resolutions nor to blasphemy legislation. The Islamic and several developing states have internationalized blasphemy law under the name of defamation of religion. Defamation of religion and blasphemy's protection of religion contradicts with the individual based nature of human rights. It does not also comply with the classic understanding of defamation law that has only protected individual's reputation. Defamation of religion requires the state to arbitrate amongst intangible competing religious truth. The lack of clear guidelines on what is and is not immune makes the enforcement of defamation of religion difficult. The ambiguity of defamation of religion, as a legal concept, opens the door further for state abuse. 2011-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/970 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1969/viewcontent/ETD_2011_Spring_Farag_Mahmoud_Thesis.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain |
| spellingShingle | Farag, Mahmoud Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| title | Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| title_full | Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| title_fullStr | Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| title_short | Protection of beliefs or believers: incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| title_sort | protection of beliefs or believers incitement to religious hatred replacing blasphemy and defamation of religion |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/970 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1969/viewcontent/ETD_2011_Spring_Farag_Mahmoud_Thesis.pdf |
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