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Freedom Of Religion And Balancing Clauses In Discrimination Legislation, Neil J. Foster Jun 2015

Freedom Of Religion And Balancing Clauses In Discrimination Legislation, Neil J. Foster

Neil J Foster

This paper considers how discrimination laws interact with religious freedom through balancing clauses.

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Law And Religion In The Victorian Court Of Appeal, Neil J. Foster Nov 2014

Law And Religion In The Victorian Court Of Appeal, Neil J. Foster

Neil J Foster

Briefly notes the decision in Cobaw v CYC (2014) and suggests reason why the High Court should grant special leave to appeal.

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New Anti-Discrimination Laws 'Erode Religious Freedom', Neil J. Foster, Katherine Towers May 2014

New Anti-Discrimination Laws 'Erode Religious Freedom', Neil J. Foster, Katherine Towers

Neil J Foster

A newspaper report on the recent Victorian Cobaw case with comments from me on the issues.

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Christian Youth Camp Liable For Declining Booking From Homosexual Support Group, Neil J. Foster Apr 2014

Christian Youth Camp Liable For Declining Booking From Homosexual Support Group, Neil J. Foster

Neil J Foster

Discusses the decision on appeal in Christian Youth Camps Limited & Ors v Cobaw Community Health Service Limited & Ors [2014] VSCA 75 (16 April 2014) and its implication for Christian organisations.

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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Responding To Smith; Reconsidering Reynolds, Keith Jaasma Jan 1995

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Responding To Smith; Reconsidering Reynolds, Keith Jaasma

Keith Jaasma

This comment examines the cae of Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, and Congress' response to that decision in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The Comment further examines whether the Supreme Court's 1879 Decision in Reynolds v. United States, which upheld laws against polygamy in the Utah Territory, would continue to be viable in light of the RFRA and Free Excercise Clause cases that have been decided since.

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