Heaven Forbid: An International Legal Analysis of Religious Discrimination

"Law is a powerful tool which can and must be used to better society." (p. 3) This is the theme of Cotter's series of monographs on efforts to combat discrimination. In this volume, she examines religious discrimination in Britain, Ireland, North America, The European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and South Africa. She also looks at how international treaties have helped decrease religious discrimination and the role of the United Nations. Each chapter contains long excerpts of codes or treaties that legislate against religious discrimination, including some that are not specifically worded to address the issue. Students of international law and human rights advocates will find this a useful reference book. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter is an Attorney, The Social Security Disability Law Firm, USA.