This volume offers an empirical perspective on the so-called first generation of human rights.
It explores the legitimization of these human rights by individual people both because of
their religion and because of their vision of what constitutes human dignity. The book
addresses such issues as the foundation of human rights the necessity of a broader
conversation about human rights aspects of freedom of religion and the role of religion in
Belarus Britain Chile Germany Italy Nigeria Norway and Tanzania. Taking an international
comparative perspective the volume answers the question as to what extent adolescents in
different countries support civil human rights and what influences their attitudes towards
these rights.As the diversity of the contributions in this volume shows the relationship
between religion and civil human rights is complex and multifaceted. Studying this complicated
relationship calls for a variety of theoretical perspectives and rigorous empirical testing in
different national contexts. This book's empirical approach provides an important complementary
perspective for legal political and public debates.
