Religious discrimination / judicial precedents?

by Narkissos 12 Replies latest jw friends

  • jgnat
    jgnat

    United Nations articles 17 and 18. You are going to be sorry you activated my researcher gene....

    http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cpr.html

    Article 17
    1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
    2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
    Article 18
    1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
    2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice.
    3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
    4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions.
  • jgnat
    jgnat

    A UK requirement that might get the WTS in trouble (prevent the processing of information):

    http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=691

  • Euphemism
    Euphemism

    International Law is recognized by--and enforceable by--US courts. (I plan to do some research on this subject, and will post about it when I do.) It is subordinate, however, to the US constitution. Thus, if the courts find that a certain action is not merely allowable under US law, but actually protected by the US constitution, then no International law will avail to change that.

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