Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-474) and index
Contents:
Foreword / A. Keith Thompson. The persistence of religious confession privilege / Rex Ahdar -- The sociological dimension of law and religion / Russell Sandberg -- Equality, religion, and nihilism / Steve D. Smith -- Jeremy Bentham and the problem of the authority of biblical law / Jonathan Burnside -- Dworkin's religion and the end of religious liberty / Joel Harrison -- What kind of human right is religious liberty? / Andrew Koppelman -- Establishment and encounter / Perry Dane -- Religion, secularism and limitations on constitutional amendment / Richard Albert and Yaniv Roznai -- Regulation of religion communities in a multicultural polity / Jacyln L. Neo -- Liberal constitutionalism and the unsettling of the secular / Benjamin L. Berger -- The boundaries of faith-based organizations in Europe / Hans-Martien ten Napel -- Enforcing religious law / Farrah Ahmed -- When judges are theologians : adjudicating religious questions / Michael A. Helfand -- The justiciability and adjudication of religious disputes / Francois Venter -- Controversial doctrine : the relevance of religious content in the supervisory role of international human rights bodies / Paul M. Taylor -- Dangers of the changing narrative of human rights : why democracy and security need religious freedom / Merilin Kiviorg -- Freedom of religion and the rise of secularism : struggles in the British workplace / Mark Hill -- The legal recognition of freedom of conscience as conscientious objection : familiar problems and new lessons / Ian Leigh -- Of burqas (and niqabs) in courtrooms : the neglected women's voice / Renae Barker -- Trinity Western University's Law School : reconciling rights / Janet Epp Buckingham -- The persistence of religious confession privilege / A. Keith Thompson.
Summary:
"[This book] explores both perennial and recent legal issues that concern the modern state and its interaction with religious communities and individuals. Providing in-depth, original analysis the book includes studies of a wide array of nation states, such as India and Turkey, which each have their own complex issues centred on law, religion and the interactions between the two. Longstanding issues of religious liberty are explored such as the right of conscientious objection, religious confession privilege and the wearing of religious apparel. The contested meanings of the secular state and religious neutrality are revisited from different perspectives and the reality of the international human rights protections for religious freedom are analysed."-- Back cover. Back cover.
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