CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Adam, Haidar |
|---|---|
| Title | Blasphemy Law in Muslim-Majority Countries: Religion-State Relationship and Rights Based approaches in Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey |
| Summary | Abstract This thesis examines the blasphemy law within Muslim-majority countries in three jurisdictions namely Pakistan, Indonesia, and Turkey. Although it is very clear that the prohibition of blasphemy law is incompatible with international human rights law, the three insist its implementation. In addition, they also cooperate with other states to endorse the concept of “religion defamation”. However, the punishment pursuant to the blasphemy provisions is varies among the Muslim-majority countries depends on several factors. One of the factors is the religion-state relationship. Different forms of religion-state relationships will lead to different results in the state’s approach towards the religion. The writer argues that within Muslim-majority states, there is wide range of interpretation of blasphemy provisions. The secular model in Muslim-majority states does not necessarily mean more protection for freedom of religion and freedom of expression. Keywords: blasphemy, defamation, religion, constitution-making, religion-state relationship. |
| Supervisor | Sejal Parmar |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/adam_haidar.pdf |
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