Mary Anne Waldron

Free to Believe

Rethinking Freedom of Conscience and Religion in Canada

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Produktbeschreibung

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion - the first of the "fundamental freedoms" listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - and its interpretation in the courts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781442613843
• ISBN-10: 144261384X
• Artikelnr.: 37049135

Autorenporträt

Mary Anne Waldron is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Introduction: How Freedom of Conscience and Religion Are
Protected and Why It Matters
Chapter Two: Early Cases: Getting Off on the Wrong Foot
Chapter Three: Culture Wars: Majority versus Minority Values
Chapter Four: When Religion and Politics Intertwine
Chapter Five: Human Rights: A Zero Sum Game?
Chapter Six: Conflicting Rights: A Balancing Act?
Chapter Seven: Freedom of Conscience: The Forgotten Human Right
Chapter Eight: Can We Change? (And Why We Should)
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