La Recepción del Derecho de Libertad Religiosa en América Latina

Carmen Asiaín Pereira se desempeña como senadora en el Parlamento de Uruguay. Es doctora en derecho y ciencias sociales por la Universidad de la República y es profesora de derecho y religión, posgrado, en la Universidad de Montevideo y profesora de derecho y religión y de derecho de la salud, posgrado, Facultad de Teología de Uruguay Monseñor Mariano Soler. Como abogada acreditada ante la Corte Eclesiástica Nacional (Uruguay y Argentina) y socia del estudio de abogados Pollak & Brum, es litigante en derecho matrimonial canónico y asesora y litiga casos de libertad de conciencia y religión o creencias contra el Estado.

El siguiente es un resumen de sus comentarios como panelista en el Primer Simposio Brasileño sobre Libertad de Religión o Creencia, en el panel “Perspectivas Latinoamericanas sobre la Libertad Religiosa.” Los panelistas discutieron la libertad religiosa en el contexto del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos y, más específicamente, de los países del sistema interamericano: cómo se consagra con diferentes matices en las constituciones de los países latinoamericanos y qué problemas enfrenta la región.

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The Reception of the Right to Religious Freedom in Latin America

Carmen Asiaín Pereira serves as a senator in the Parliament of Uruguay. She received a doctorate in law and social sciences from the University of the Republic and is a professor of law and religion, graduate studies program, at the University of Montevideo and a professor of law and religion and of health law, graduate program, Facultad de Teología del Uruguay Monseñor Mariano Soler. As an attorney accredited by the National Ecclesiastical Court (Uruguay and Argentina) and a partner at the law firm of Pollak & Brum, she is a litigator in matrimonial canon law and advises and litigates cases involving freedom of conscience and religion or belief against the State.

The following is a translated summary of her remarks as a panelist addressing “Latin American Perspectives on Religious Freedom” at the First Brazilian Symposium on Freedom of Relief or Belief (2022). Panelists discussed religious freedom in the context of international human rights law, the inter-American system, national laws—how the freedom is enshrined with different nuances in the constitutions of Latin American countries—and related issues facing the region.

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The Foundational Character of Freedom of Religion or Belief

W. Cole Durham, Jr., is president of the G20 Interfaith Forum Association and is the Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and founding director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) at the J. Reuben Clark Law School of Brigham Young University. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and is a founding editor-in-chief of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion

This post was initially presented as a keynote address at the Fringe Conference held on 5 July 2022 at Portcullis House, Westminster, United Kingdom, in conjunction with the International Ministerial on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The address was part of a session titled “Preventing Violence, Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief—An Overview.” The event was hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, among others, and sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the ICLRSThe post was originally posted on the G20 Interfaith Forum blog, Viewpoints.

Today I want to advance seven reasons for thinking freedom of religion or belief is foundational: It is historically foundational, philosophically foundational, institutionally foundational, and empirically foundational. It is instrumentally foundational in that it is the best tool we have for forging peace in a highly pluralistic world, and it is intrinsically foundational because it protects the core of human dignity. Finally, it is foundational in being a critical criterion of justice. Let me provide a thumbnail sketch of each of these points.

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