International standards for constitutional religious freedom protections

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Authors

  • United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)

Keywords:

religious freedom, USCIRF

Abstract

Several countries in the world are or soon will be drafting new constitutions. It is vital that these constitutions protect universal human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. Based on its experience analyzing constitutions against international standards, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) offers the following guideposts for the full protection of religious freedom consistent with international human rights law.

Author Biography

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal commission created by the U.S. Congress to monitor and report on the status of freedom of religion or belief and give independent policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and members of Congress.

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Published

2023-01-17

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2011): Religion and Civil Society

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2011 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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