Blasphemy Legislation in the Commonwealth

Project Leader: Alexander Ward – Past President (Australia)

In 2012 CLA identified some concerns regarding the increasing use of blasphemy legislation in the Commonwealth and commenced a project to examine how legislation was used as a remedy by courts in Malta, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Australia

The project was supported by a number of young voluntary authors. In 2013 CLA sought further assistance to complete the work on Pakistan.