Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [ RWR ]

In its decision in the case of Hizb Ut-Tahrir and Others v. Germany (application no. 31098/08) the European Court of Human Rights has by a majority declared the application inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerned the prohibition in Germany of the activities of an Islamic association, which advocates the overthrow of non-Islamic governments and the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate. The Court held in particular that under Article 17 (prohibition of abuse of rights) of the European Convention on Human Rights, it was impossible to derive from the Convention a right to engage in an activity aimed at destroying any of the rights and freedoms set forth in the Convention. The association could therefore not rely on Article 11 (freedom of assembly and association) to complain about the ban on its activities. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »