ABSTRACT
AIMS AND OB ECTIVES These freedoms are very impo rtant , so impo rtant in fact that special provision is made in the Human Rights Act s 13 (see section 11.5 of this chapter), a privilege not accorded to the other Convention rights, freedoms and prohibit ions. The aims of this chapter are to :
• Provide a contex t for understand ing that the freedom to think, exercise one 's conscience and practise one's religion exists alongside responsibilities, especially when there is a wish to promulgate or impose views , beliefs and opinions on others who might take offence
• Indicate a context for furthering understanding of the con cept of 'freedoms'
• Show that these freedoms exist in global and other continental regional instruments although not subject to equivalent enforcement procedu res outs ide Europe
• Demonstrate that the main vehicle for Art 9 is through religion and in particular via the manifestation or proselytising of religion, examining recent case law to support this
• Explain why it is considered to be part icularly important for domestic UK law
• Show that in addition there is a wide range of secular beliefs that have been brought within the scope of Art 9
• Examine in out line the EU context, and that of other European states.
