The Conscience Wars

In this work, Professors Mancini and Rosenfeld have brought together an impressive group of authors to provide a comprehensive analysis on the greater demand for religions exemptions to government mandates. Traditional religious conscientious objection cases, such as refusal to salute the flag or to serve in the military during war, had a diffused effect throughout society. In sharp contrast, these authors argue that today's most notorious objections impinge on the rights of others, targeting practices like abortion, LGTBQ adoption, and same-sex marriage. The dramatic expansion of conscientious objection claims have revolutionized the battle between religious traditionalists and secular civil libertarians, raising novel political, legal, constitutional and philosophical challenges. Highlighting the intersection between conscientious objections, religious liberty, and the equality of women and sexual minorities, this volume showcases this political debate and the principal jurisprudence from different parts of the world and emphasizes the little known international social movements that compete globally to alter the debate's terms.

Author: Susanna Mancini
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/08/2019
Pages: 514
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9781316625828

About the Author
Rosenfeld, Michel: - Susanna Mancini is the Chair of Comparative Constitutional Law at the School of Law, Università di Bologna.Mancini, Susanna: - Michel Rosenfeld is University Professor of Law and Comparative Democracy and Justice Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York.

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