Rex Ahdar, Ian Leigh

Religious Freedom in the Liberal State

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Produktbeschreibung

The right of religious freedom in major English speaking nations is a complex and vast topic, full of controversy. Offering a comprehensive analysis, this book examines the key questions from both a liberal democratic and religious standpoint.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 799g
• ISBN-13: 9780198738114
• ISBN-10: 0198738110
• Artikelnr.: 42430507

Autorenporträt

Rex Ahdar is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Otago, where he has taught since 1985. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley in 1991. His current teaching embraces: Competition Law, Contract Law, and Law and Religion. His research interests include Competition Law and Policy, Church-State Relations, and Religious Freedom. Ian Leigh is Professor of Law at Durham University. His previous experience includes appointments at several UK universities, together with a period as a solicitor in local government, and visiting appointments at the universities of Otago, Florida, Virginia, Melbourne, and at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I
1: Christian Perspectives
2: Liberal Perspectives
Part II
3: Models of Religion-State Relations
4: Legal Protection of Religious Freedom
5: Is Establishment Consistent with Religious Freedom?
6: Limits to Religious Freedom
Part III
7: Families, Parents, and Children
8: Education
9: Medical Treatment
10: Employment
11: Religious Group Autonomy
12: Religious Expression and Protest
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