EL DERECHO A LA OBJECIÓN DE CONCIENCIA A PARTIR DE UNA OPORTUNA SENTENCIA EN MATERIA LABORAL

Authors

  • Juan G. Navarro Floria Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina

Keywords:

Conscientious objection, Religious freedom, Days off, Discrimination, 7th Day Adventists

Abstract

From a judgment of the Supreme Court of the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina) which recognizes the right of an employee who professes the Adventist faith not to work on religious grounds on Saturday, and the obligation of the employer to make an accommodation reasonable to enable it to fulfill their religious duties, the article briefly analyzes the different ways in which cases are presented conscientious objection; the possible ways of resolving the conflict between conscience and law; the link between religious freedom and discrimination conscientious objection; and some background in Argentine law and comparative analysis on the subject.

Author Biography

Juan G. Navarro Floria, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina

Abogado y Profesor Superior en Ciencias Jurídicas, egresado de la UCA. Profesor en la Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, en las Facultades de Derecho y de Derecho Canónico. Es fundador y miembro del Comité Promotor del International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ICLARS, www.iclars.org ), fundador y ex presidente del Consorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa (www.libertadreligiosa.net ), y fundador y presidente del Consejo Argentino para la Libertad Religiosa (CALIR, www.calir.org.ar ).

Published

2019-07-24

Issue

Section

Comentarios de Jurisprudencia