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Human Rights, Religion and International Law (Hardcover)
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Human Rights, Religion and International Law (Hardcover)
Series: Human Rights and International Law
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In this book Kerry O'Halloran analyses a subject of international
interest - religion - and examines related contemporary issues from
a human rights perspective. The book takes the view that while the
impact of Islamic State violence has dramatically demonstrated the
destructive power of religious extremism for contemporary western
societies, there are also good grounds for the latter to examine
the extent to which their laws and policies - nationally and
internationally - are contributing to religion's currently
destabilizing social role. It makes the case for a fuller
understanding of the role of religion or belief and argues for a
rebalancing of the functional relationship between Church and State
both nationally and internationally. Beginning with an overview of
religion, including an examination of key concepts and constructs,
the chapters go on to outline the international framework of
related human rights provisions and note the extent of their
ratification. It proceeds by identifying a set of themes - such as
the Constitutional positioning of religion; law and policy in
relation to secularism; faith schools; equality legislation and the
religious exemption; and the tension between free speech and
religion - and undertakes a comparative evaluation of how these and
other themes indicate significant differences in six leading common
law jurisdictions as illustrated by their associated legislation
and case law. It then considers why this should be and assesses any
implications arising. This book will be of great interest to
students and scholars in the fields of law, religious studies,
political science, human rights and social policy.
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