Open AccessReligious Offence and Human Rights: The Implications of Defamations of Religions
Author(s) -
Naeema Gabru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1727-3781
DOI - 10.17159/1727-3781/2020/v23i0a7802
Subject(s) - democracy , religious freedom , feeling , law , freedom of expression , face (sociological concept) , human rights , free speech , sociology , free exercise clause , first amendment , expression (computer science) , political science , psychology , social psychology , social science , politics , supreme court , computer science , programming language
This contribution is a review of a book on actions which may offend religious feelings even if it was not the intention of the offender to do so. This book illustrates how, drawings (amongst others) on the face of it, may be construed to be a mere exercise of the right to freedom of expression or free speech in a democratic society. This is regardless of the content of the drawing which, to other societies, may constitute an offence.