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Religious beliefs and conscientious exemptions in a liberal state /
"The central focus of this edited collection is on the ever-growing practice in liberal states of claims to exemption from legal duties on the basis of a conscientious objection. Traditional claims have included objections to compulsory military draft and to the provision of abortions. Contempo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK ; New York :
Hart Publishing,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The central focus of this edited collection is on the ever-growing practice in liberal states of claims to exemption from legal duties on the basis of a conscientious objection. Traditional claims have included objections to compulsory military draft and to the provision of abortions. Contemporary claims include objections to anti-discrimination law by providers of public services, such as bakers and B&B hoteliers, who do not want to serve same-sex couples. The book investigates the practice, both traditional and contemporary, from three distinct perspectives: theoretical, doctrinal (with special emphasis on UK, Canadian and US law) and comparative. The book provides a comprehensive set of reflections on how the practice is to be viewed and carried out in the context of a liberal state"-- |
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| Notas: | "This volume is the product of a conference held in June 2016 at the University of Cambridge. It was generously supported by the Centre for Public Law (Faculty of Law, Cambridge) and by Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge."--ECIP acknowledgements. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 294 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781509920952 1509920951 9781509920969 150992096X 1509920935 9781509920938 9781509920945 1509920943 |