Racism, religious intolerance and the law / editor Patrick Keyzer.

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Publication details:
Ultimo, N.S.W. : Halstead Press, 2006.
Record id:
62125
Series:
UTS Law Review ; No. 8.
Subject:
Racism -- Australia.
Race discrimination -- Australia.
Hate speech.
Contents:
Introduction: racism, religious intolerance and the law
Drawing the line - balancing religious vilification laws and the freedom of speech / Geoff Holland
Regulating hate speech / Asaf Fisher
Censorship of religious texts / Ben Saul
Changing the criminal law to combat racially motivated violence / Mark Walters
The Shariah - ignore it? Reform it? Or learn to live with it? / Jamila Husssain
Varieties of religious intolerance / Ngaire Naffine
The janus faces of offensive language laws, 1970-2005 / Joanne Leman
A culture of disrespect: indigenous peoples and Australian public institutions / Megan Davis
Intolerance of terror, or the terror of intolerance? Religious tolerance and the response to terrorism / Agnes Chong.
Summary:
The articles in this collection examine the current approach to tolerance and freedom of speech, and analyse the impact counter-terrorism measures have had on religious tolerance.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781920831400
Phys. description:
169 p. ; 23 cm