Making Religion and Human Rights at the United Nations

Front matter

Helge Arsheim Making Religion and Human Rights at the United Nations

Religion and Society

Edited by Gustavo Benavides, Frank J. Korom, Karen Ruffle and Kocku von Stuckrad

Part I: Making Religion

The United Nations and Religion — 4 From Islam and the West to State, Law and Religion — 5 The United Nations and World Peace — 7 The United Nations and the “Return” of Religion — 10 Making Religion at the United Nations —— 13 Religion at the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies — 15

Making Religion in International Law — 28 The League of Nations — 29 The United Nations — 34 Standard-Setting — 36 Implementation and Monitoring — 39 Religion at the Three Levels of the United Nations — 52 Religion-Making at the First UN — 53 Religion-Making at the Second UN — 54 Religion-Making at the Third UN — 58 Multi-Dimensional Religion-Making in International Law — 60

Part Il: Monitoring Religion

4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — 68 Introduction — 68 General Recommendations — 72 Individual Communications — 74 Reporting Guidelines —— 76 The Religion of CERD — 77

VI —— Contents

7 7.1 7.2

Approaches to Religion in the Monitoring Practice of CERD, 1993 - 2013 —— 79

Minorities and Discrimination —— 79

The Human Rights Committee — 106 Introduction — 106 General Comments — 111 Individual Communications — 114 Reporting Guidelines — 116 The Religion of the HRC —— 117 Approaches to Religion in the Monitoring Practice of the HRC, 1993 - 2013 — 118 The Freedom of Religion or Belief — 118 Minorities and Discrimination — 123 Organizations —— 133 Religious Law —— 145 Summary — 150

The Religion of CEDAW — 159

2013 —— 160

Minorities —— 160

The Committee on the Rights of the Child — 193 Introduction — 193 General Comments — 196

Contents — VII

7.3 Individual Complaints —— 197

7.5 The Religion of the CRC — 198

7.6 Approaches to Religion in the Monitoring Practice of the CRC, 1993 - 2013 — 198

7.6.1 Minorities —— 198

8.1 Minorities and Non-Discrimination — 237

8.2 Institutions and Organizations — 241

8.5 The Islamic World and the West —— 249

References — 256 Primary Sources —— 256 International Treaties — 256 UN Documents — 257 Online Sources — 291 Literature — 294

Index — 308

Part |: Making Religion