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1|Acknowledgements|6
1|Contents|7
1|Contributors|8
1|Latin American Perspectives on Law and Religion: An Introduction|9
1|Law and Religion in the Encounter of Cultures: The Normative Conflicts Between Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|12
2|1 Introduction|13
2|2 The Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples|14
2|3 The Legal Protection of the Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples|15
3|3.1 Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples in the International Law|15
3|3.2 The Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America|19
3|3.3 Final Remarks on the Right to Self-determination|26
2|4 Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|27
3|4.1 The Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief|27
3|4.2 Freedom of Religion or Belief, Minority Rights, and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|36
2|5 Conclusion and Final Remarks|39
2|References|41
1|Secular or Multi-confessional, that Is the Question: Tensions Within the Argentinean Protestantism During the Religious Freedom Act Negotiations|42
2|1 Introduction|42
2|2 Attempts to Modify the Law|43
2|3 The Strategy of Protestantism|45
2|4 Protestants Before the New Bill on Religious Freedom|48
2|5 Conclusions|52
2|References|53
1|The 2017 Proposed Law on Religious Freedom for Argentina: Comparative Perspectives|54
2|1 Some Background|54
2|2 The Structure of the Law|56
2|3 Contents of the Proposed Law|57
3|3.1 Rights Derived from Freedom of Religion and Conscience|57
3|3.2 The Indigenous Peoples|63
3|3.3 Equality and Non-discrimination. Restrictions to Religious Freedom|64
3|3.4 Right to Conscientious Objection|65
3|3.5 Right to Reasonable Accommodation|67
2|4 Churches and Religious Communities as Legal Persons|68
3|4.1 The Registration and Control Regime|70
3|4.2 Particular Cases|72
3|4.3 Situation of the Catholic Church|73
3|4.4 Rights of the Registered Entities|73
2|5 Legislative Amendments|75
3|5.1 Civil and Commercial Code|75
3|5.2 Penal Code|75
2|6 Transition Rules|76
2|7 The Subjects Omitted|77
2|8 Conclusion|78
2|References|78
1|Secular State and Religious Education in Public Schools: The Brazilian Case|80
2|1 Introduction|81
2|2 General Framework|82
2|3 The Education Act and the Concordat|85
2|4 A Controversy at STF|93
2|5 Final Remarks|99
2|References|100
1|Religious Intolerance in Brazil: An Analysis of the Social Reality|102
2|1 Introduction|103
2|2 Origins of the Separation of Church and State and of Religious Pluralism in Brazil|104
2|3 Statistics on Religious Intolerance and Violence in Brazil Today|112
2|4 Conclusion|120
2|References|121
1|Mexican Law of Religion at 28 Years of the Constitutional Reform on Religious Matters|123
2|1 Introduction|124
2|2 Law and Religion|126
2|3 Analysis of the Amendments to Articles 24 and 40 of the Mexican Constitution|126
3|3.1 Amendment to Article 40 of the Constitution|127
3|3.2 Amendment to Article 24 of the Constitution (Freedom of Religion or Belief)|130
2|4 Public Policies for Managing Religious Diversity|135
3|4.1 Political-Administrative Attention for the Transformation|136
3|4.2 Extraordinarily Acts of Public Worship Are not “Public Spectacles”|140
3|4.3 Spiritual Assistance|140
3|4.4 Prohibition of Discrimination on Religious Grounds|141
3|4.5 Conscientious Objection|141
3|4.6 Coordination Agreements in Religious Matters|141
3|4.7 Translation of the Law of Religious Associations and Public Worship and Its Regulation into Indigenous Languages|142
3|4.8 Interreligious Dialogue|143
3|4.9 Migration|143
3|4.10 Official Recognition of Studies in Religious Institutions|144
3|4.11 Tax Matters|144
3|4.12 Donations in Kind from Abroad|145
3|4.13 Labor Matters|145
3|4.14 Security|145
3|4.15 Reservations to International Treaties|146
3|4.16 Religious Tourism|146
3|4.17 Environmental Education for Sustainability|147
3|4.18 Resolution of Religious Conflicts|147
2|5 Cases|147
3|5.1 Constitutive Register and Native American Church of Mexico|148
3|5.2 Conscientious Objection to Blood Transfusions|148
2|6 Conclusion|149
2|References|149
1|Colombia as a Secular State|150
2|1 Background: Secularity in the Constitutional and Legal Texts|151
2|2 Constitutional Court Case Law|155
2|3 Final Reflections|162
3|3.1 Religion and Culture: Public Significance of the Religious Factor|162
3|3.2 Foundation of Secularity. Secularity and Equality|166
3|3.3 Secularity and Pluralism|167
2|References|169
1|Contents|7
1|Contributors|8
1|Latin American Perspectives on Law and Religion: An Introduction|9
1|Law and Religion in the Encounter of Cultures: The Normative Conflicts Between Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|12
2|1 Introduction|13
2|2 The Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples|14
2|3 The Legal Protection of the Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples|15
3|3.1 Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples in the International Law|15
3|3.2 The Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America|19
3|3.3 Final Remarks on the Right to Self-determination|26
2|4 Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|27
3|4.1 The Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief|27
3|4.2 Freedom of Religion or Belief, Minority Rights, and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples|36
2|5 Conclusion and Final Remarks|39
2|References|41
1|Secular or Multi-confessional, that Is the Question: Tensions Within the Argentinean Protestantism During the Religious Freedom Act Negotiations|42
2|1 Introduction|42
2|2 Attempts to Modify the Law|43
2|3 The Strategy of Protestantism|45
2|4 Protestants Before the New Bill on Religious Freedom|48
2|5 Conclusions|52
2|References|53
1|The 2017 Proposed Law on Religious Freedom for Argentina: Comparative Perspectives|54
2|1 Some Background|54
2|2 The Structure of the Law|56
2|3 Contents of the Proposed Law|57
3|3.1 Rights Derived from Freedom of Religion and Conscience|57
3|3.2 The Indigenous Peoples|63
3|3.3 Equality and Non-discrimination. Restrictions to Religious Freedom|64
3|3.4 Right to Conscientious Objection|65
3|3.5 Right to Reasonable Accommodation|67
2|4 Churches and Religious Communities as Legal Persons|68
3|4.1 The Registration and Control Regime|70
3|4.2 Particular Cases|72
3|4.3 Situation of the Catholic Church|73
3|4.4 Rights of the Registered Entities|73
2|5 Legislative Amendments|75
3|5.1 Civil and Commercial Code|75
3|5.2 Penal Code|75
2|6 Transition Rules|76
2|7 The Subjects Omitted|77
2|8 Conclusion|78
2|References|78
1|Secular State and Religious Education in Public Schools: The Brazilian Case|80
2|1 Introduction|81
2|2 General Framework|82
2|3 The Education Act and the Concordat|85
2|4 A Controversy at STF|93
2|5 Final Remarks|99
2|References|100
1|Religious Intolerance in Brazil: An Analysis of the Social Reality|102
2|1 Introduction|103
2|2 Origins of the Separation of Church and State and of Religious Pluralism in Brazil|104
2|3 Statistics on Religious Intolerance and Violence in Brazil Today|112
2|4 Conclusion|120
2|References|121
1|Mexican Law of Religion at 28 Years of the Constitutional Reform on Religious Matters|123
2|1 Introduction|124
2|2 Law and Religion|126
2|3 Analysis of the Amendments to Articles 24 and 40 of the Mexican Constitution|126
3|3.1 Amendment to Article 40 of the Constitution|127
3|3.2 Amendment to Article 24 of the Constitution (Freedom of Religion or Belief)|130
2|4 Public Policies for Managing Religious Diversity|135
3|4.1 Political-Administrative Attention for the Transformation|136
3|4.2 Extraordinarily Acts of Public Worship Are not “Public Spectacles”|140
3|4.3 Spiritual Assistance|140
3|4.4 Prohibition of Discrimination on Religious Grounds|141
3|4.5 Conscientious Objection|141
3|4.6 Coordination Agreements in Religious Matters|141
3|4.7 Translation of the Law of Religious Associations and Public Worship and Its Regulation into Indigenous Languages|142
3|4.8 Interreligious Dialogue|143
3|4.9 Migration|143
3|4.10 Official Recognition of Studies in Religious Institutions|144
3|4.11 Tax Matters|144
3|4.12 Donations in Kind from Abroad|145
3|4.13 Labor Matters|145
3|4.14 Security|145
3|4.15 Reservations to International Treaties|146
3|4.16 Religious Tourism|146
3|4.17 Environmental Education for Sustainability|147
3|4.18 Resolution of Religious Conflicts|147
2|5 Cases|147
3|5.1 Constitutive Register and Native American Church of Mexico|148
3|5.2 Conscientious Objection to Blood Transfusions|148
2|6 Conclusion|149
2|References|149
1|Colombia as a Secular State|150
2|1 Background: Secularity in the Constitutional and Legal Texts|151
2|2 Constitutional Court Case Law|155
2|3 Final Reflections|162
3|3.1 Religion and Culture: Public Significance of the Religious Factor|162
3|3.2 Foundation of Secularity. Secularity and Equality|166
3|3.3 Secularity and Pluralism|167
2|References|169