The Rise (and Fall?) of Defamation of Religions

7 Pages Posted: 8 Feb 2010 Last revised: 26 Apr 2010

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Lorenz Langer

Law Faculty, University of Zurich; Swiss Review of International and European Law

Date Written: January 30, 2010

Abstract

This Recent Development provides an overview of the attempts to draft a new international legal instrument to combat defamation of religions.

Keywords: Defamation, Religion, Islam, Cartoons, Organization of the Islamic Conference, OIC, United Nations, Human Rights Council, Commission on Human Rights

Suggested Citation

Langer, Lorenz, The Rise (and Fall?) of Defamation of Religions (January 30, 2010). Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1545024

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