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"Der Autor untersucht in dieser Studie die spezielle Dynamik der Theokratisierung von Staat und Recht – mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf den in Pakistan geltenden Blasphemiegesetzen. Welchen Einfluss hatten die Blasphemiegesetze, die mir der staatlichen und politischen Bevorzugung einer einzigen Rel ... more

Mediating Freedom of Religion

Media Development, volume 59, issue 1 (2012), pp. 2-47

Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: A Historical Overview

Islamabad: Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) (2012), 78 pp.
"Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are criticised for being discriminatory against religious minorities and inconsistent with human rights standards. There have been attempts in the past to amend these laws. However, after protests by religious parties, each of these attempts failed. In 2011 the debate to ... more

Crucial Reform of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Remains a Distant Dream

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF) (2012), 19 pp.

What's Wrong with Defamation of Religion?

In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Michael Herz; Peter Molnar (eds.)
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 164-182
"In March 2010, in Geneva, the UN's Human Rights Council (HRC) voted by a narrow margin to accept a nonbinding Resolution on “Combating Defamation of Religions.” (Hereafter, “the Resolution.”) Resolutions like this one have been offered regularly at the HRC and in the General Assembly, have ... more

Blasphemy, Insult and Hatred: Finding Answers in a Democratic Society

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2010), 313 pp.
"Today, extended geographical links are the most important yet far from the only factor that makes Central Eurasia highly significant for China's conceptualization of its security. The Soviet Union's disintegration, which created newly independent states, also generated favorable conditions for Chin ... more
"This article, inter alia, attempts to analyze and focus on the historical, formalistic, and design aspects of Pakistan’s existing blasphemy laws from a comparative perspective. It argues that, quite apart from procedural inadequacies of the Pakistani legal system and its special socio-political c ... more