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| Here There Be Dragons! Buddhist Constitutionalism in the Hidden Land of Bhutan | ||
| 作者 | Lee, Darius (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Australian Journal of Asian Law |
| 卷期 | v.15 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2014 |
| 頁次 | 17 - 34 |
| 出版者 | Melbourne Law School |
| 出版者網址 | https://law.unimelb.edu.au/ |
| 出版地 | Melbourne, Australia [墨爾本, 澳洲] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliation: Bachelor of Laws, National University of Singapore. |
| 摘要 | There has been a rise of theocratic constitutional orders in the last century. These constitutional theocracies adhere to the core elements of modern constitutionalism but enshrine religion as a source of public law. Despite its claims to 'secularity, Bhutan presents to the world a unique model of Buddhist constitutionalism quite unlike secular Western states or theocratic Islamic states. In Bhutan, the distinction between religion and politics is merely formal, under a Dual System of religion and politics, which are united in the person of the Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan). The Bhutan Constitution establishes a relationship of mutual interdependence between religion and state, establishing the Buddhist monastic order and governing part of its internal organisation. Though Buddhism is not the official religion, Buddhist values are constitutionally enshrined as a source of public law, which the state aggressively promotes and protects; it has proven intolerant towards religious minorities. Bhutan, in fact, bans the public practice of religions other than Buddhism and Hinduism, criminalises proselytisation, and uses education as a icans to inculcate Buddhist b alues in stilents. |
| 目次 | I. Two Religion-State Paradigms 18 State Structure 19 Religious Freedom 20 II. Two Ideological Influences in Bhutan 21 Buddhist Conceptions of Religion and State 21 Bhutanese Tolerance 22 III. Bhutan: A 'Secular' State Upholding Buddhist Values 23 Informal but Substantive Status of Buddhism under the Constitution 23 The Monarch: Buddhist and Defender of All Religions 25 Establishment of the Buddhist Sangha 25 Legislature: A Formally Secular Political Branch 26 IV. Bhutan's Religio-Cultural Hegemony and 'Tolerance' 27 Cultural Hegemony Burdening the Practices of Religious Minorities 28 The Crime of 'Compelling Others to Belong to Another Faith' 29 Inculcation of Buddhist Values through Education 31 V. Conclusion 31 References 32 Government Documents 33 International Documents 33 Legislation 34 Bhutan 34 Other jurisdictions 34 Jurisprudence 34 |
| ISSN | 14430738 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 109 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.08.14 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.08.14 |
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