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Free to believe : rethinking freedom of conscience and religion in Canada / Mary Anne Waldron.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2013 2013)Description: 1 online resource (298 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781442663077
  • 1442663073
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Free to Believe : Rethinking Freedom of Conscience and Religion in Canada.DDC classification:
  • 342.7108/52 23
LOC classification:
  • KE4430 .W24 2013eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction. How freedom of conscience and religion are protected and why it matters -- Early cases : getting off on the wrong foot -- Culture wars : majority versus minority values -- When religion and politics intertwine -- Human rights : a zero sum game? -- Conflicting rights : a balancing act? -- Freedom of conscience : the forgotten human right -- Can we change? : (And why we should).
Summary: Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion -- the first of the "fundamental freedoms" listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- and its interpretation in the courts.
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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)682960

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-284) and index.

Introduction. How freedom of conscience and religion are protected and why it matters -- Early cases : getting off on the wrong foot -- Culture wars : majority versus minority values -- When religion and politics intertwine -- Human rights : a zero sum game? -- Conflicting rights : a balancing act? -- Freedom of conscience : the forgotten human right -- Can we change? : (And why we should).

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion -- the first of the "fundamental freedoms" listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- and its interpretation in the courts.