Brandon Reece Taylorian (University of Lancashire) has conducted a global study of religious registration. In a series of videos for Talk About: Law and Religion, Taylorian explores challenges and trends related to the registration and recognition of religious organizations. He also discusses the impact of these challenges and trends on religious freedom and minority rights. This episode focuses on Southeast Asia.
Brandon Reece Taylorian (University of Lancashire) has conducted a global study of religious registration. In a series of videos for Talk About: Law and Religion, Taylorian explores challenges and trends related to the registration and recognition of religious organizations. He also discusses the impact of these challenges and trends on religious freedom and minority rights. This episode focuses on Latin America.
Jelle Creemers is a professor and the academic dean of religious studies at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF) in Leuven, Belgium.
The final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Executief van de Moslims in België and Others v. Belgium (13 February 2024) could not have been more clear. The seven judges unanimously held that the Flemish and Walloon decrees banning ritual slaughter of animals without prior stunning did not constitute a violation of Article 9 (freedom of religion or belief) or of Article 14 (nondiscrimination), read in conjunction with Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This decision ended the appeal of several Belgian Muslim and Jewish organizations and individuals seeking a legal exemption that would allow them to slaughter animals according to their religious convictions. The ECtHR judgment prompted debate among, and critical feedback from, European FoRB experts.