Legal Reform in Uzbekistan: Prospects for Freedom of Religion or Belief and Covenantal Pluralism

This article examines religious legislation reform in Uzbekistan since 2017, when President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took power after the death of his predecessor Islam Karimov. The article evaluates to what extent the reforms that the Uzbek government has been trying to implement in recent years are adva...

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Authors: Clark, Elizabeth A. (Author) ; Vovk, Dmytro Oleksandrovyč ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2020]
In: The review of faith & international affairs
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 35-48
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBL Near East and North Africa
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B covenantal pluralism
B Uzbekistan
B legal reform
B Religious Freedom
B Central Asia
B law and religion
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Summary:This article examines religious legislation reform in Uzbekistan since 2017, when President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took power after the death of his predecessor Islam Karimov. The article evaluates to what extent the reforms that the Uzbek government has been trying to implement in recent years are advancing religious freedom in Uzbekistan, and to what extent they are helpful in developing covenantal pluralism. The article argues that Uzbekistan has made some progress in furthering freedom of religion or belief for all, thereby improving prospects for covenantal pluralism. However, there are still serious obstacles preventing believers, and especially religious minorities, from full enjoyment of freedom of religion and liberty of conscience.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2020.1834976