Religious confession and evidential privilege in the 21st century
This collection by editors Mark Hill QC and Keith Thompson raises many questions about recent challenges to religious confession privilege whether through legislative enactment or otherwise. Is confessional practice protected by international human rights instruments and domestic constitutional norm...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Australia]
Shepherd Street Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Religious confession and evidential privilege in the 21st century] (2022) (Hall, Helen)
[Rezension von: Religious confession and evidential privilege in the 21st century] (2023) (Buchanan, Colin O., 1934 -) |
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Confidential communications
B Confession (Law) B Confession (Droit canonique) B Confession (Droit) B Preuve (Droit) B Confession (Canon law) B Freedom Of Religion B History B Religion et droit - Histoire - 21e siècle B liberté religieuse B Liberty of conscience B Secret professionnel B Confidentiality B liberté de conscience B Religion And Law B 2000-2099 B Evidence (Law) B Religion And Law History 21st century |
| Summary: | This collection by editors Mark Hill QC and Keith Thompson raises many questions about recent challenges to religious confession privilege whether through legislative enactment or otherwise. Is confessional practice protected by international human rights instruments and domestic constitutional norms? Is there a social benefit from sinners using confession as a means of reformation of character? How do we decide which confidences should be protected by law? Are children and the vulnerable any better protected by making inroads into the doctrinal practice of confession? While these questions are not all answered here, the different US, European and Australian contexts enable wider comparative insights not always considered within a single jurisdiction. While religious confession privilege law has evolved differently in countries with established churches, it seems that the need to accommodate other religions has led to increased tolerance of diverse belief and practice. There are also some surprises here - including the confessional nature of auditing practice in Scientology and that, until recently, it was a criminal offence in Norway and Sweden for a religious minister to disclose confidences As former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams says in the Foreword, no community of faith can exist without a foundation of trust. That bond is shattered when religious authorities betray trust, such as by physical or mental abuse, but confession requires confidences to be maintained for the sacrament of penance to be meaningful. This volume seeks to stimulate discussion and to inform a deeper understanding of this tangled and urgent issue |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 311-320) |
| Physical Description: | 320 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1922449903 |