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Uses a comparative analysis of case law in leading common law nations to demonstrate how religious discrimination is culturally determined.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I. Background: Introduction to Part I; 1. Identity, alienation and the law: the twentieth-century legacy; 2. Religion, culture and religious discrimination; Part II. Balancing Public and Private Interests: Introduction to Part II; 3. Religion: the public and the private; 4. The international framework and themes of religious discrimination; Part III. Contemporary Religious Discrimination in Common Law Jurisdictions: The Judicial Rulings: Introduction to Part III; 5. England; 6. Ireland; 7. The US; 8. Canada; 9. Australia; 10. New Zealand; Part IV. Religion and Discrimination: An Overview: Introduction to Part III; 11. Themes of jurisdictional commonality and difference; 12. Contexting religion, culture and discrimination; Conclusion.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Kerry O'Halloran is a professionally qualified lawyer and social worker, and Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. He is the author of Religion, Charity and Human Rights (Cambridge, 2014).
Zusammenfassung
Exploring the contemporary judicial take on what constitutes religious discrimination in different cultural contexts, this book will be of particular interest for those currently engaged in undergraduate and post-graduate courses in law, social policy, politics and religious studies.
