Exemptions: Necessary, Justified, or Misguided?

by Kent Greenawalt

Book Overview

Should laws apply equally to everyone, or should some individuals and organizations be granted exemptions because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? In recent years, this question has become intensely controversial in America. The Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, in particular, has provoked barbed debates about legal exemptions. At the core of these debates lies the question of whether basic values of equality and nondiscrimination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674659872
• ISBN13: 9780674659872
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"