Freedom of Religion, Minorities, and the Law
ISBN13: 9780199290628ISBN10: 0199290628
Hardback,
256 pages
Mar 2007,
In Stock
Price:
$125.00 (06)Description
Over the past fifty years, England has experienced considerable immigration, and as as result, the population has become increasingly religiously and culturally diverse. This has inevitably raised fundamental questions about individual and group rights, and how the political and legal system should view diversity. Freedom of Religion, Minorities, and the Law clearly sets out and analyses these issues within their legal context, including; the 1998 Human Rights Act, the recent EC Equality Directives, and the UK Equality Bill.Features
- Provides a concise legal overview of a complex and highly topical subject
- Examines the legal context of principles underlying religious freedom and minority rights, including the Human Rights Act 1998, the EC Equality Directives, and the UK Equality Bill which will establish a new Commission for Equality and Human Rights
- Includes coverage of recent topical and high-profile cases such as Begum, regarding the wearing of Muslim dress in schools
- Combines detailed analysis with a clear assessment of the practical and procedural issues which practitioners face
- Includes comparative coverage of key case law from a number of jurisdictions
About the Author(s)
Samantha Knights is a barrister (called 1996) based at Matrix Chambers. She specialises in immigration and asylum law, freedom of religion, and public law and employment law. She is an adviser at Islington Law Centre and executive member of the Bar Human Rights Committee, and is a Visiting Researcher on the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School.
