Religious Freedom and the Australian Constitution - Origins and Future

List of contents

1. A Sabbath Breaker in the Stocks; 2. Arguing for a Religious Character to the Australian Constitution; 3. Arguing Against a Religious Character to the Australian Constitution; 4. A Constitutional Recognition of God; 5. A Constitutional Prohibition on Religious Laws; 6. The Argument for Section 116; 7. The Language of Section 116; 8. The Original Understanding of Section 116; 9. Section 116 as a Safeguard Against Religious Intolerance; 10. HV Evatt’s Attempts to Amend Section 116; 11. Post-War Attempts to Amend Section 116; 12: The Future of Section 116;

About the author

Dr Luke Beck is Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia.

Summary

This book explores the political activities and motives of religious leaders seeking to give the Australian Constitution a religious character and the political activities and motives of a religious minority seeking to prevent it having a religious character.

Product details

• Authors: Luke Beck
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367893743
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89374-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Australia, LAW / General, LAW / Legal History, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Discrimination, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Human rights, civil rights, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Religious freedom / freedom of worship