Charity law and the liberal state / Matthew Harding.
2014
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Title
Charity law and the liberal state / Matthew Harding.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Call Number
K797 .H37 2014
ISBN
9781107022331 (hardback)
1107022339 (hardback)
1107022339 (hardback)
Description
viii, 253 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)881387653
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
viii
Introduction
1
1.
Charity law in overview
6
1.
Introduction
6
2.
The criteria of charity law
7
a.
General descriptions of charitable purpose
7
b.
The public benefit test
13
i.
The `public' component
14
ii.
The `benefit' component
21
3.
Disqualifying rules
30
4.
The privileges of charity law
38
5.
Conclusion
41
2.
Towards a liberal theory of charity law
43
1.
Introduction
43
2.
Choosing a liberal perspective
44
3.
Autonomy-based liberalism
50
4.
Charity law and the ideal of autonomy
55
a.
Charitable purposes and the conditions of autonomy
56
b.
Charity law and the harm principle
62
5.
Public discourse, autonomy and `benefit' in charity law
66
6.
Conclusion
74
3.
The choice and the boundaries of charity law
76
1.
Introduction
76
2.
The choice of charity law
77
3.
The boundaries of charity law
85
a.
Rule of law considerations
86
b.
Altruism, the `public' component of the public benefit test and the `not for profit' rule
88
i.
Altruism
89
ii.
The `public' component of the public benefit test and the `not for profit' rule
92
4.
Charity law and altruism from a liberal perspective
102
5.
Conclusion
108
4.
Charity law and distributive justice
110
1.
Introduction
110
2.
Distributive justice and the recognition of charitable purposes
117
3.
Distributive justice and the tax privileges of charity law
130
4.
Conclusion
142
5.
Religious purposes
144
1.
Introduction
144
2.
Religious purposes and the conditions of autonomy
145
a.
Are religious lives autonomous lives?
146
b.
Religious purposes and autonomy-promoting goods
151
c.
Conflicts between religion and autonomy
156
3.
Religious purposes and public discourse in charity law
158
a.
Secularism
158
b.
Autonomy-promoting goods
163
c.
Conflicts between religion and autonomy
168
d.
Singling out `advancement of religion'
169
4.
Conclusion
174
6.
Political purposes
175
1.
Introduction
175
2.
The rule against political purposes
175
a.
The history and nature of the rule
175
b.
Traditional defences of the rule
180
3.
Political purposes and public benefit: a liberal perspective
185
a.
Constitutional rights and the rule against political purposes
186
b.
Do political purposes generate public benefit?
188
c.
When are political purposes inconsistent with democracy and autonomy?
193
4.
Political purposes and altruism
197
5.
Conclusion
204
7.
Charity and discrimination
205
1.
Introduction
205
2.
Varieties of discrimination in the pursuit of charitable purposes
206
a.
Discriminatory purposes and discriminatory activities
206
b.
Discriminatory purposes and discriminatory motivations
209
c.
The purpose of discrimination and purposes entailing discrimination
210
3.
Current approaches to charity and discrimination
212
a.
Public norms and public institutions
212
b.
Public norms and public purposes
213
c.
Public norms and private purposes
216
d.
Evaluating current approaches
221
4.
Charity, discrimination and autonomy
225
a.
Discrimination and the harm principle
226
b.
Discrimination, autonomy and state action
233
c.
Charity and discrimination: a principled approach
236
5.
Conclusion
240
Index
241