Tradition as a Peacebuilding Tool

Giles, Jessica

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96749-3_8

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“…103 This points back to the conundrum I identify above: how does society reach a consensus around common norms for public living together in circumstances which support individual and communal flourishing? 104 Added to this is the concern that if freedom of thought, conscience, and religion is indeed foundational to embedding the rule of law, then it is necessary to identify a mechanism to address the delicate balance between individual and communal freedoms. It is also necessary to address how disputes between different civil society groups might effectively be resolved.…”

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The Interrelationship between Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion and the Rule of Law

Giles

2023

J. law relig.

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The article explores the connection between the rule of law and the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion from an empirical and theoretical perspective. The author posits that the two are not merely interdependent, but that freedom of thought, conscience, and religion is foundational for embedding the rule of law because a state needs to facilitate freedom of thought, conscience, and religion to encourage the exploration of virtue to inform consensus around society’s common norms. This virtue-building role of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion gives the human right its foundational role for creating the conditions required for embedding the rule of law. This conclusion is drawn from Martin Krygier’s analysis of the sociological conditions necessary to embed the rule of law and a comparison of the worldwide rule of law, religious freedom, and happiness indexes. To support a universal approach to the human right and to underpin the identified essentiality of it, the author proposes a theoretical approach grounded in the theory of common grace; Rowan Williams’s other-regarding communal approach to rights; and the framework for plural living together proposed by Herman Dooyeweerd. The author posits that this approach could be adapted with a plural metanarrative to accommodate dialogue around virtue building and dispute resolution within societies with very different outlooks.

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confidence: 99%