Religious freedom and the German circumcision debate
In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, was condemned by Jewish and Muslim representatives in Germany, but it was also...
| Τόπος έκδοσης: | EUI working paper / RSC |
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Έκδοση: |
San Domenico
European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Religiowest
2013
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| Στο/Στη: |
EUI working paper / RSC (2013,18)
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| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | RSCAS working papers
2013,18 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Γερμανία (ΛΔΓ, μοτίβο)
/ Θρησκευτική ελευθερία
/ Ακρωτηριασμός των γυναικείων γεννητικών οργάνων (Άνδρας <μοτίβο>)
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Ισλάμ (μοτίβο)
B Human Rights B Judaism B Religious Freedom B Circumcision B Germany |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
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| Σύνοψη: | In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, was condemned by Jewish and Muslim representatives in Germany, but it was also widely and controversially debated by civil society and politicians. The German Parliament recently passed legislation protecting circumcision as a religious practice, but the debate is likely to continue. In this paper, Marianne Heimbach-Steins, director of the department of Christian Social Ethics at the University of Münster (Germany), discuss this case and its implications for the definition of religious freedom. |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Bibliography: Seite 15-16 |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 1814/26335 |