Religious Discrimination and Cultural Context - A Common Law Perspective

Uses a comparative analysis of case law in leading common law nations to demonstrate how religious discrimination is culturally determined.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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).

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kerry O'Halloran, Kerry (Queensland University of Technology) O'Halloran, Kerry (Queensland University of Techn O''halloran, O'Halloran Kerry
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108435673
• ISBN: 978-1-108-43567-3
• Pagine: 566
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, Religion & politics, Social discrimination & inequality, Religion and Politics, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Social discrimination and social justice