1st Edition
Religious Rights within the Family From Coerced Manifestation to Dispute Resolution in France, England and Hong Kong
By Esther Erlings
Copyright 2020
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is often asserted that ‘A family that prays together, stays together’. But what if a child no longer wishes to pray? This book analyses the law in relation to situations where parents force their children to manifest the parental religion. From thorough examination of international law it argues that, unlike what is generally believed, the human rights regime does not grant parents a... Read more
1. Introduction
2. A parental right to impose religious manifestations?
3. Children’s right to freedom of manifestation
4. Coerced manifestations as limitations on rights
5. Invoking and enforcing freedom of manifestation within the family
6. Parentally coerced religious manifestations in France
7. Parentally coerced religious manifestations in England
8. Parentally coerced religious manifestations in Hong Kong
9. Conclusions
Biography
Esther Erlings is a Lecturer in Law at Flinders University, Australia. She has published in the areas of human rights (especially those of children), parental responsibility and law, and religion.
