Proportionality, Equality Laws, and Religion: Conflicts in England, Canada, and the USA [Paperback]

This book considers how the law should manage conflicts between the right of religious freedom and that of non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. These disputes are often high-profile and frequently receive a lot of media attention and public debate. Starting from the basis that both these rights are valuable and worthy of protection, but that such disputes are often characterised by animosity, it contends that a proportionality analysis provides the best method for resolving these conflicts. The work takes a comparative approach, examining the law in England and Wales, Canada, and the USA and examines four main areas of law, considering how a proportionality approach could be used in each. The book will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers in the areas of Public Law, Human Rights Law, Law and Religion, Discrimination Law, and Comparative Law.

1. Introduction

2. Legal Frameworks

3. Resolving Conflicts Between Religion and Other Claims

4. Interference and Justification

5. Proportionality

6. Religious Claims in Secular Employment

7. Discrimination and Religious Employment

8. Religious Organisations and Services

9. The Secular Marketplace and Religious Claims

10. Conclusion

This book considers how the law should manage conflicts between the right of religious freedom and that of non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Starting from the basis that both these rights are valuable and worthy of protection, but that such disputes are often characterised by animosity, it contends that a proportionality analysis provides the best method for resolving these conflicts. The work takes a comparative approach, examining the law in England and Wales, Canada and the USA. The book will be an invaluable resource for stulCÔ