Exemptions :: necessary, justified, or misguided? /

"Should laws apply equally to everyone, or should some individuals and organization be granted exemptions because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? In recent years, this question has become intensely controversial in America. The Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, in...

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1. Verfasser: Greenawalt, Kent, 1936-2023 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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Zusammenfassung:"Should laws apply equally to everyone, or should some individuals and organization be granted exemptions because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? In recent years, this question has become intensely controversial in America. The Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, in particular, has provided barbed debates about legal exemptions. At the core of these debates lies the question of whether basic values of equality and non-discrimination are at odds with the right to live according to one's religious beliefs. In Exemptions: Necessary, Justified, or Misguided? Kent Greenawalt draws on his extensive expertise to place same-sex marriage and other controversies within a broader context. Avoiding oversimplification and reflecting a balanced consideration of competing claims and harms, he offers a useful overview of various types of exemptions and the factors that we should take into account when determining the justice of a particular exemption. Through a close study of several cases, from doctors who will not perform abortions to institutions that do not pay taxes, Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (276 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674969162
0674969162

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