The recently published Australian Government’s Religious Freedom Review,1 of December 2018, drew attention to a perceived “limited understanding in the general [Australian] community about the human right to religious freedom, its application, and how it interacts with other human rights.”2 This is particularly apparent in the understanding of, and legal implications surrounding, conscience protection.3 Countries other than Australia have wrestled with this problem over extended periods and under diverse circumstances.
by Patrick T. Quirk