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The Human Rights Act

The Human Rights Act (1999) incorporates five international human rights treaties into the Norwegian legal framework: The European Convention on Human Rights (1950), The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), The Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (1979). The provisions of all these treaties are enforceable in the Norwegian legal system, overriding other statutory provisions in cases of conflict. The treaties provide robust protections against religious discrimination, safeguard the freedom of religion or belief and secure the rights of religious minorities.

D 7 June 2022    AHelge Årsheim

CNRS Unistra Dres Gsrl

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