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Father Robert F. Drinan-priest, scholar, lawyer, politician, activist, and ethicist-has spent his life working to strengthen human rights. In this important book, Father Drinan explores the state of religious freedom worldwide, arguing that international law and legal institutions have not gone far enough to protect religious freedom. The international community, says Father Drinan, has been slow to recognize the urgent need of balancing the requirements of a pluralistic society with the demands of religious freedom.Despite numerous proclamations from the United Nations and from individual nations about the importance of religious freedom, says Father Drinan, there is still no covenant, legally binding instrument, or world tribunal to monitor freedom of religion. Drinan explores the status of religious freedom in certain Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Communist societies whose doctrines may promote intolerance. And he asserts that the silence of international law allows nations to continue to punish persons who practice a faith viewed unfavorably by the government

Father Robert Drinan, priest, scholar, lawyer, politician, activist, and ethicist, has spent his life working to strengthen human rights. In this important book, Father Drinan explores the state of religious freedom worldwide, arguing that international law and legal institutions have not gone far enough to protect religious freedom. The international community, says Father Drinan, has been slow to recognize the urgent need of balancing the requirements of a pluralistic society with the demands of religious freedom. Despite numerous proclamations from the United Nations and from individual nations about the importance of religious freedom, says Father Drinan, there is still no covenant, legally binding instrument, or world tribunal to monitor freedom of religion. Drinan explores the status of religious freedom in certain Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Communist societies whose doctrines may promote intolerance. And he asserts that the silence of international law allows nations to continue to punish persons who practice a faith viewed unfavourably by the government.

Global consciousness of human rights grew dramatically during the second half of the 20th century. Today many more human rights are recognized by international law, and far more people are involved and interested in human rights. This book tells the history of this revolution in global thinking and discusses all the critical issues now facing the human rights movement

Nonetheless, it stands as essential reading for anyone involved in the resolution of the ever more complicated issue of how America should react to the ever rising number of persons who want to immigrate to the United States. The topic explained in this volume has a new relevance now that the Congress is struggling over the best and wisest way to process the applications of some 12 million undocumented aliens who are in the United States.

Drinan reviews One Nation Under Law: America's Early National Struggles to Separate Church and State by Mark Douglas McGarvie.

Ethical standards for corporations are today acknowledged and ratified by several international declarations. These standards are closely linked to the new world-wide stress on corruption free governments. The ultimate source of both Business Ethics and honesty in government lies in the now internationally accepted Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

'Democracy's Discontent, America In Search of a Public Philosophy' by Michael J. Sandel is reviewed.