The Cambridge Handbook for the Right to Freedom of Thought

This Handbook is the first attempt to map out how the right to freedom of thought finds expression in positive law, how it is protected, and applied across the globe. It contains chapters written by legal experts in the selected jurisdictions, grouped by region, as well as context-setting chapters by leading scholars in the field.
At present there is no authority on what, precisely, is meant by the ‘right to freedom of thought’. There is no consensus on what the right protects, or how it can be used. There is little clarity on what exactly ‘thought’ means in this context, or what ‘freedom’ means. To begin developing the right, or for the right to achieve significant legal effect, it is necessary first to determine how thought is protected, how it is defined, and how the right can be given practical effect in different countries, against the background of different legal systems and relevant cultural traditions.