Quantifying Persecution: Developing an International Law-based Measurement of Freedom of Religion or Belief. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gatti, Mauro; Annicchino, Pasquale; Birdsall, Judd; Fabretti, Valeria; Ventura, Marco
• Is Part Of: Review of faith & international affairs. Volume 17:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 87
• Page End: 96
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: persecution -- religious freedom -- freedom of religion or belief -- European Union; Law -- Periodicals; Religion and politics -- Periodicals; Law; Religion and politics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 201.705
• DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1608648
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1557-0274

Abstract

Abstract : In this essay the authors—an international and interdisciplinary research team of scholars and practitioners—present the main challenges they faced, the solutions they developed, and their reflections and recommendations based on their research for the annual report of the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief & Religious Tolerance. The research team elucidated international law standards on FoRB and then assessed whether the laws and practices of third countries are consistent with their international legal obligations. This grounding in international law is a distinctive contribution of the research.