Two British psychologists and one criminologist venture onto a slippery road when they suggest extending provisions about domestic abuse to religion-based “ostracism.”
James Richardson
De Gentse uitspraak over Jehovah’s Getuigen: Afwijkend of De nieuwe realiteit?
In een ongekend vonnis interpreteren rechters de artikelen 9, 10 en 11 van het EVRM totaal anders dan al lang gebruikelijk was.
La décision du tribunal de Gand au sujet des Témoins de Jéhovah : anomalie ou nouvelle réalité ?
Dans un jugement sans précédent, les juges ont renversé l’interprétation consacrée des articles 9, 10, 11 de la Convention européenne des Droits de l’Homme.
Das Urteil von Gent bezüglich Jehovas Zeugen: Anomalie oder neue Realität?
In einem beispiellosen Urteil haben Richter eine langjährige Auslegung der Artikel 9, 10 und 11 der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention auf den Kopf gestellt.
The Ghent Jehovah’s Witness Decision: Anomaly or a New Reality?
In an unprecedented ruling, judges turned the long-standing interpretation of articles 9, 10, 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights on its head.
James Richardson
James T. Richardson is professor emeritus of sociology and judicial studies at University of Nevada, Reno. He received his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1968 and his J.D. from the Old College, Nevada School of Law in 1986. He taught at the University of Nevada, Reno for 48 years before retiring in 2016. He directed the master’s and doctoral Judicial Studies program for trial judges and also was a faculty member in the Sociology Department and in the Social Psychology Doctoral Program. The author or editor of 15 books and hundreds of articles and chapters in the fields of sociology of religion, new religious movements, religion and the law, he has also held several visiting post at universities in England, Australia, and elsewhere.