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Treading on sacred grounds : places of worship, local planning and religious freedom in Australia /
In Treading on Sacred Grounds: Places of Worship, Local Planning and Religious Freedom in Australia, Noel Villaroman analyses the spatial or structural constraints to religious freedom as a result of local planning regulations in Australia.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Brill Nijhoff,
2015.
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| Colección: | Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Treading on Sacred Grounds: Places of Worship, Local Planning and ReligiousFreedom in Australia; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of Cases; PART 1: Laying the Foundation; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 What is This Book About?; 1.3 Contextualising the Book's Problématique; 1.4 Places of Worship, Local Planning and Religious Freedom; 1.5 Local Planning and its Interface with Religious Freedom; 1.6 International Human Rights Law as a Research Paradigm; 1.7 What are Included in 'Places of Worship'?; 1.8 The Structure of the Book.
- PART 2: Determining the Applicable Law2 Freedom of Religion or Belief in International Human Rights Law and the Provenance of the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Incremental Development of the Substance of the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief; 2.3 The Limitations Clauses: When Manifestation of Religion or Belief May be Validly Restricted; 2.4 The Key Principles Underlying the International Legal Protection of Religious Freedom and How They Relate to the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship; 2.5 Conclusion.
- 3 The Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship Unpacking the Substance of a Human Right3.1 Introduction; 3.2 International Human Rights Standard-Setting on the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief; 3.3 The Substance of the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship; 3.4 Conclusion; 4 International Standards on Religious Freedom: An Analysis of Their Existence and Applicability in Australia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Inadequate Legal Protection of Religious Freedom in Australia.
- 4.3 How International Human Rights Standards on Religious Freedom are Transported into Australian Law and Given Domestic Application4.4 Conclusion; PART 3: Evaluating Compliance with the Law; 5 'Amen versus Amenity': The Protection of the Physical Amenity of an Area and Its Impact on the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Distinguishing between 'Physical Amenity' and 'Visual Amenity' in Local Planning; 5.3 Resolution of Physical Amenity Issues and How It Impinges on the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief; 5.4 Conclusion.
- 6 'Beauty is in the Eye of the Worshipper': The Preservation of the Visual Amenity of an Area and Its Impact on the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship6.1 Introduction; 6.2 'Visual Amenity' and Its Subjective Nature; 6.3 Preservation of Visual Amenity and How It Impinges on the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship; 6.4 Conclusion; 7 'The Devil is in the Details': Specific Design Controls on Places of Worship and State Encroachment on Religious Expression and Exercise; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Manifestation of Religious Beliefs in Physical Structures.