Bekius, Martje
(2021)
The Right to FoRB in Indonesia.
Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.
Abstract
The main goal of this thesis is to add to academic debates on the universality of human rights, in particular the right to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), by developing a locally grounded analytical framework and method. It intends to achieve this goal by doing two things. One is comparing the international view on religion and the right to FoRB, which is found in global and regional human rights documents, with the Indonesian view on religion and the right to FoRB, which is found in Indonesia’s Constitution and several of its laws on these topics. The other is finding explanations for the similarities and differences between the two views found through this comparison by focusing on Indonesia’s political history.
This thesis’ main argument is that the Indonesian and international understandings of FoRB differ on three key issues in terms of content: the scope of FoRB, that is, who is entitled to claim the right to FoRB; the limits to coercion; and the justifications for limiting individual rights to FoRB. Furthermore, I argue that these differences in terms of content are caused by a difference in terms of the overall goal of policies on religion and the right to FoRB. While the international approach is built on an underlying commitment to protecting FoRB for as many individuals as possible, the Indonesian approach privileges public order and the stability of political structures and institutions.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Wilson, E.K. | | Faculteit GGW, Christendom en Ideeengeschiedenis | E.K.Wilson@rug.nl | | McIvor, M.B. | | Faculteit GGW, Cultuurgeschiedenis van het Christendom | M.McIvor@rug.nl |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation |
| Academic year: |
2020-2021 |
| Date of delivery: |
10 Sep 2021 13:29 |
| Last modified: |
10 Sep 2021 13:29 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/623 |
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