Abstract
| Original language | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 47-61 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Fingerprint
Cite this
}
Blasfemie in de huidige context. / Doomen, J.; van Schaik, M.
In: Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2015, p. 47-61.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Blasfemie in de huidige context
AU - Doomen, J.
AU - van Schaik, M.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this article, we inquire the merits of criminalizing blasphemy. We argue that religious views do not warrant a separate treatment compared to nonreligious ones. In addition, freedom of speech must be balanced against the interest of those who may be aggrieved by blasphemous remarks. We conclude that penalizing blasphemy is undesirable. It is fortunate, in that light, that acts of blasphemy have recently been decriminalized in The Netherlands by removing blasphemy as an offense from the Criminal Code. Still, other provisions appear to leave enough room to reach the same result, making the removal a possibly virtually aesthetic change. In the international context, it would be regrettable for The Netherlands to forgo the opportunity to take a leading role
AB - In this article, we inquire the merits of criminalizing blasphemy. We argue that religious views do not warrant a separate treatment compared to nonreligious ones. In addition, freedom of speech must be balanced against the interest of those who may be aggrieved by blasphemous remarks. We conclude that penalizing blasphemy is undesirable. It is fortunate, in that light, that acts of blasphemy have recently been decriminalized in The Netherlands by removing blasphemy as an offense from the Criminal Code. Still, other provisions appear to leave enough room to reach the same result, making the removal a possibly virtually aesthetic change. In the international context, it would be regrettable for The Netherlands to forgo the opportunity to take a leading role
U2 - 10.5553/NJLP/.000016
DO - 10.5553/NJLP/.000016
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - 47
EP - 61
JO - Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy
JF - Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy
SN - 2213-0713
IS - 1
ER -