The unfinished experiment: a report on religious freedom in Australia
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Article Title | The unfinished experiment: a report on religious freedom in Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 33278 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Mortensen, Reid |
Journal Title | Emory International Law Review |
Journal Citation | 21, pp. 167-203 |
Number of Pages | 35 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
ISSN | 1052-2840 |
Web Address (URL) | www.law.emory.edu/eilr |
Abstract | [Introduction]: The organization of government in the Commonwealth of Australia has been described as the 'Washminster Mutation'. Australia was formed as a In the development of Australian statutory bills of rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) has determined the shape of the rights adopted. The ICCPR and, to a lesser extent, the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981 U.N. Declaration), have been influential in law reform proposals and legislative developments on religious equality in most States and Territories. Part I of this Article explains the syncretic constitutional framework for religious freedom, including the recent effect of the ICCPR on the constitutional order. Part II deals with refonn proposals and other legislative developments for assuring religious freedom and equality that draw directly on the 1981 U.N. Declaration and the ICCPR. Parts I and II also address the |
Keywords | Washminster Mutation; constitution; religious freedom; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480702. Constitutional law |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yz63/the-unfinished-experiment-a-report-on-religious-freedom-in-australia
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