[PDF] The Legal Position Of The Clergy eBook

Author : James T. O'Reilly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 18,83 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 0199350124

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The sexual abuse of children and teens by rogue priests in the U.S. Catholic Church is a heinous crime, and those who pray for a religious community as its ministers, priests and rabbis should never tolerate those who prey on that community. The legal disputes of recent years have produced many scandalous headlines and fuelled public discussion about the sexual abuse crisis within the clergy, a crisis that has cost the U.S. Catholic Church over $3 billion. In The Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and the Legal Responses, two eminent experts, James O'Reilly and Margaret Chalmers, draw on the lessons of recent years to discern the interplay between civil damages law and global church-based canon law. In some countries civil and canon law, although autonomous systems of law, both form part of the church's legal duties. In the United States, freedom of religion issues have complicated how the state adjudicates both cases of abuse and who can be held responsible for clerical oversight. This book examines questions of civil and criminal liability, issues of respondeat superior and oversight, issues with statutes of limitations and dealing with allegations that occurred decades ago, and how the Church's internal judicial processes interact or clash with the civil pursuit of these cases.

Author : Peter J. M. MacFarlane
Publisher : Federation Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,8 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781862872103

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For Australia, this book is a first. It provides an account of how the Australian legal system interacts with the church - making the legal material accessible and comprehensible to the lay reader. A whole host of questions demonstrated the need for one easy-to-read volume in this area. What happens if children are injured at Sunday school? What is the legal position regarding a church that is regarded by neighbours as a nuisance, or interference with church worship? And what about the employment status of ministers and pastors and the supposed privilege they have regarding confidences? All clergy, church administrators at all levels and their legal advisers will find clear and straightforward discussion of their everyday problems.

Author : Philip Vernon Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780484861625

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Excerpt from The Legal Position of the Clergy, Vol. 5 Within the limited compass of the book it is obviously impossible to enter into details; and the reader who desires information as to these will find them in the authorities to which refer ence is made. It must also be borne in mind that the general law on the subject of buildings, property, and pecuniary rights is, in various places, modified by special local enactments or customs. These can only be ascertained on the spot, or by consulting the Acts of Parliament in which they are embodied or recorded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Philip Vernon 1845-1929 Smith
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781372369209

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Author : James Murray Dale
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 2017-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780331928006

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Excerpt from The Clergyman's Legal Handbook, and Churchwarden's Guide: Being a Manual of the Laws Affecting the Relative Rights, Position, and Duties of the Clergy and Their Parishioners; Including the Law Applicable to New Parishes and Ecclesiastical Districts In the present edition much practical matter has been inserted, which the extended experience of the Author, acquired as honorary solicitor to the Church Institution and other important Church bodies, has taught him is needed for the guidance of the Clergy, of Churchwardens, and of Churchmen at large. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.