The political morality of liberal democracy / Michael J. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Democracy.

Human rights.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this important new work in political and constitutional theory, Michael J. Perry elaborates and defends an account of the political morality of liberal democracy: the moral convictions and commitments that in a liberal democracy should govern decisions about what laws to enact and what policies to pursue. The fundamental questions addressed in this book concern (1) the grounding, (2) the content, (3) the implications for one or another moral controversy and (4) the judicial enforcement of the political morality of liberal democracy. The particular issues discussed include whether government may ban pre-viability abortion, whether government may refuse to extend the benefit of law to same-sex couples and what role religion should play in the politics and law of a liberal democracy.

Contents:

Liberal democracy and human rights

Liberal democracy and religious faith

The right to moral equality

The right to religious freedom

Beyond religious freedom: the right to moral freedom

Religion as a basis of lawmaking

Abortion

Same-sex unions

Protecting constitutionally entrenched rights: the courts'

in particular, the U.S. Supreme Court's

proper role

Conclusion: in the matter of the adoption of John Doe and James Doe.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20307-4

0-511-70063-6

0-511-65731-5

0-511-65591-6

0-511-65862-1

0-511-65676-9

0-511-65756-0