Inter-religious declarations of human rights: Grounding rights or constructing 'religion'?

Richard Amesbury

doi:10.1163/187103210X506907

Inter-religious declarations of human rights: Grounding rights or constructing 'religion'?

Richard Amesbury

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This article offers a critical analysis of four recent inter-religious declarations of human rights: (a) the 2008 Faith in Human Rights Statement; (b) the 1998 Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions; (c) the 1993 Declaration Toward a Global Ethic; and (d) the 1993 Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic. I argue that, although these declarations purport to provide human rights with religious support, they function in practice to define 'religion'.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	43-64
Number of pages	22
Journal	Religion and Human Rights
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/187103210X506907
State	Published - May 1 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

constructing 'religion'
global ethic
human rights and religion
religious declarations
world religions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Religious studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations

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