The MUA Library

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creating and conserving constitutional space / Paul T. Babie, Neville G. Rochow QC, Brett G. Scharffs -- Part I: The concept of constitutional space and freedom of religion or belief. Religious freedom as an element of the human rights framework / Carolyn Evans and Cate Read -- The problem and the promise of religious liberty / Joel Harrison -- 'A la carte' spirituality and the future of freedom of religion / Jeremy Patrick -- Towards a constitutional definition of religion : challenges and prospects / Alex Deagon -- Freedom of religion without a bill of rights : Australia's peculiar approach to tackling freedom of religion and other human rights issues / Renae Barker -- The effect of s 116 of the Australian constitution : on the implied freedom of political communication / Joshua Forrester -- Conceptualising reasonable accommodation / Brett G. Scharffs -- Protection of religious freedom under Australia's amended marriage law : constitutional and other issues / Neil Foster -- Identifying faith-based entities for the purposes of antidiscrimination law / Mark Fowler -- Part II: Comparative perspectives. Reconciling democracy and human rights : implementing the expressive freedoms of the international covenant on civil and political rights in australian law / Paul M. Taylor -- It works better if it is not too secularised : the Croatian constitutional model for regulating state-church relations / Vanja-Ivan Savić -- Locating freedom of religion within the qualified rights of the European convention on human rights and in the jurisprudence of Strasbourg / Mark Hill QC -- The Iraqi constitutional failure to protect the right to freedom of religion or belief / Ewelina U. Ochab -- An assessment of the constitutional space for secularity and equality in India / Arvind P. Bhanu -- The development trend concerning administration of religion and religious affairs in China / Ping Xiong -- Apostasy and freedom of religion in Malaysia / Joshua Neoh.

"Using the metaphor of 'constitutional space', this thought-provoking book describes the confluence and convergence of powers in a constitutional system, comprised of the principled exercise of the legislative, executive and judicial powers of constitutional government. The book asserts that when governance is guided by principle, convergence creates greater space for all human rights and fundamental freedoms; both community and individuals thrive. Conversely when any right or freedom is given precedence over any other for reasons of political expediency, this results in the loss or diminution of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Addressing the issues surrounding the freedom of religion or belief, this timely book explores the dimensions of constitutional space and the content of this freedom, as well as comparative approaches to defining and protecting this freedom. Freedom of Religion or Belief will be a key resource for academics working in the fields of law and religion, law and society and human rights law. It will also appeal to practitioners and policy-makers working on the issue of religious freedom"--