CURRENT ISSUES IN LAW AND RELIGION IBD

Sinopse

Despite the 1948 UN Declaration that freedom of thought, conscience and beliefáis a universal human right, contemporary political elites have resurrected theáold Marxist idea that religion is a crutch for the weak. Contemporary politicalácorrectness would outlaw religious free speech whenever it offends. Thisácollection of five research essays by Honour students, staff and friends of theáUniversity of Notre DameâÇÖs Sydney School of Law:- interrogates the philosophical idea of harm that underlies such offence,- tests whether religious free speech is entitled to the same protection as otheráspeech,- notes the consequences of proscribing the free exercise of religion inátotalitarian regimes,- identifies some of the ways in which new gender rights conflict witháestablished freedoms, and- wonders why Singapore, the United States and Australia have all failed toáimplement the freedom of religion intended of religion in the 1948 UDHR andáthe 1966 ICCPR.The insights here are not all comfortable, but they confirm that human rightsáideas do have consequences.