Rethinking the Right to Freedom of Thought: A Multidisciplinary Analysis

Sjors Ligthart; Christoph Bublitz; Thomas Douglas; Lisa Forsberg; Gerben Meynen

doi:10.1093/hrlr/ngac028

Rethinking the Right to Freedom of Thought: A Multidisciplinary Analysis

Sjors Ligthart
, Christoph Bublitz
, Thomas Douglas
, Lisa Forsberg
, Gerben Meynen

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been increased academic interest in the human right to freedom of thought (RFoT). Scholars from various disciplines are currently debating the content and scope of this right. In his annual thematic report of 2021, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief paid explicit and comprehensive attention to the RFoT, encouraging further clarification of the content and scope of the right. This paper aims to contribute to this end, setting the stage for further research, by offering a multidisciplinary analysis of the RFoT’s scope, relation to other rights, practical significance and moral foundations.

Original language	English
Article number	ngac028
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Human Rights Law Review
Volume	22
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngac028
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2022

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Funding Information:
CB is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the ERA-NET Neuron project Hybrid Mind (01GP2121A). TD is funded by the European Research Council (Consolidator Award 819757) and Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education. LF is funded by the British Academy (Postdoctoral Fellowship award pf170028) and Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education. GM and SL are funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO Vici grant VI.C.201.067).

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© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press.

Keywords

(neuro)technology
Article 18 ICCPR
Article 9 ECHR
freedom of expression
mental integrity
mental privacy
moral foundations

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