Title A general right to conscientious exemption : beyond religious privilege / John Adenitire

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages) Contents Introduction -- The General Right to Conscientious Exemption in US Law -- The General Right to Conscientious Exemption in US Law : Beyond Religious Privilege? -- The General Right to Conscientious Exemption In Canadian Law -- The General Right to Conscientious Exemption in Canadian Law : Beyond Religious Privilege? -- The General Right To Conscientious Exemption In UK Law -- The General Right To Conscientious Exemption In UK Law : Beyond Religious Privilege? -- The Liberal Model of Conscientious Exemptions -- Balancing The General Right With Sexual Orientation Discrimination -- Conclusion Summary "This book makes three main claims. The first, a normative claim, is that a general legal right to conscientious exemption is a defining feature of a liberal democracy which is committed to individual freedom and state neutrality between different conceptions of the good life. This means that a state without such a right is, all things being equal, less liberal than a state which institutionalises the right"-- Provided by publisher Notes Based on author's thesis (Doctoral - University of Cambridge, 2018) issued under title: A general legal right to conscientious exemption : beyond religious privilege, Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 30, 2020) Subject Liberty of conscience -- English-speaking countries Freedom of religion -- English-speaking countries Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- English-speaking countries Discrimination -- Law and legislation Freedom of religion Liberty of conscience English-speaking countries Form Electronic book LC no. 2019059872 ISBN 9781108777780 1108777783

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