دانلود کتاب Treading on Sacred Grounds (Studies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights)

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Treading on Sacred Grounds: Places of Worship, Local Planning and Religious
Freedom in Australia
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
PART 1: Laying the Foundation
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 What is This Book About?
1.3 Contextualising the Book’s Problématique
1.4 Places of Worship, Local Planning and Religious Freedom
1.5 Local Planning and its Interface with Religious Freedom
1.6 International Human Rights Law as a Research Paradigm
1.7 What are Included in ‘Places of Worship’?
1.8 The Structure of the Book
PART 2: Determining the Applicable Law
2 Freedom of Religion or Belief in International Human Rights Law and the Provenance of the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Incremental Development of the Substance of the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
2.3 The Limitations Clauses: When Manifestation of Religion or Belief May be Validly Restricted
2.4 The Key Principles Underlying the International Legal Protection of Religious Freedom and How They Relate to the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
2.5 Conclusion
3 The Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship Unpacking the Substance of a Human Right
3.1 Introduction
3.2 International Human Rights Standard-Setting on the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
3.3 The Substance of the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
3.4 Conclusion
4 International Standards on Religious Freedom: An Analysis of Their Existence and Applicability in Australia
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Inadequate Legal Protection of Religious Freedom in Australia
4.3 How International Human Rights Standards on Religious Freedom are Transported into Australian Law and Given Domestic Application
4.4 Conclusion
PART 3: Evaluating Compliance with the Law
5 ‘Amen versus Amenity’: The Protection of the Physical Amenity of an Area and Its Impact on the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Distinguishing between ‘Physical Amenity’ and ‘Visual Amenity’ in Local Planning
5.3 Resolution of Physical Amenity Issues and How It Impinges on the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
5.4 Conclusion
6 ‘Beauty is in the Eye of the Worshipper’: The Preservation of the Visual Amenity of an Area and Its Impact on the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
6.1 Introduction
6.2 ‘Visual Amenity’ and Its Subjective Nature
6.3 Preservation of Visual Amenity and How It Impinges on the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
6.4 Conclusion
7 ‘The Devil is in the Details’: Specific Design Controls on Places of Worship and State Encroachment on Religious Expression and Exercise
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Manifestation of Religious Beliefs in Physical Structures
7.3 The Curtailment of Religious Expression and Religious Exercise through Specific Design Controls on Proposed Places of Worship
7.4 Conclusion
PART 4: Implications and Conclusion
8 A Balancing Exercise under International Human Rights Law: The Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship vis-à-vis Legitimate Planning Objectives
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Permissible Limitations to the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship under Article 18(3) of the iccpr
8.3 Legitimate Planning Objectives versus the Right to Establish and Maintain Places of Worship
8.4 Conclusion
9 Conclusion: The End of the Journey
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Summary of Findings
9.3 Contribution to the Body of Knowledge
9.4 Wider Significance of the Study
9.5 Opportunities for Further Research
9.6 An Epilogue
Bibliography
Index