The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights to the Accommodation of Contemporary Religious Diversity

  • Roberta Medda-Windischer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/aahdh-8-2011pp37-54
Keywords: freedom of religion, religious diversity, religious minorities, accommodation, European Convention on Human Rights

Abstract

The present article analyzes how main issues and dilemmas that religious minorities and groups pose and face in contemporary societies in which, in the terms of the European Court of Human Rights, several religions coexist within one and the same population, have been or may be addressed through the lens of the European Convention on Human Rights. Key words: freedom of religion; religious diversity; religious minorities; accommodation; European Convention on Human Rights.

Published online: 11 December 2017

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Author Biography

Roberta Medda-Windischer
Senior Researcher at the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Institute for Minority Rights, LL.M (University of Essex), PhD (Law–University of Graz). From 1999 to 2000, she worked at the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights.
Published
2017-12-11
How to Cite
Medda-Windischer, Roberta. 2017. “The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights to the Accommodation of Contemporary Religious Diversity”. Deusto Journal of Human Rights, no. 8 (December), 37-54. https://doi.org/10.18543/aahdh-8-2011pp37-54.
Issue
No. 8 (2011): Especial edition
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Articles
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