Religion & Law

This edited collection gathers together the principal findings of the RELIGARE project, which dealt with the question of religious and philosophical diversity in European law. Specifically, it covers four spheres of public policy and legislation: employment, family life, use of public space and stat..

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East. Besides the importance of family law regulations for each individual, family law has become the battleground of political and social contestatio..

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East. Besides the importance of family law regulations for each individual, family law has become the battleground of political and social contestatio..

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East. Besides the importance of family law regulations for each individual, family law has become the battleground of political and social contestatio..

The essays and articles selected for this volume analyze what is generally understood by freedom of religion and belief in today’s world. The volume reflects legal, philosophical and international perspectives, addresses numerous unanswered questions and offers an effective overview of the current l..

Law and Religion in the 21st Century brings together leading international scholars of law and religion to provide an overview of current issues in State-religion relations. The work will be a valuable resource for academics, students and policy-makers with an interest in the interaction between law..

Law and Religion in the 21st Century brings together leading international scholars of law and religion to provide an overview of current issues in State-religion relations. The work will be a valuable resource for academics, students and policy-makers with an interest in the interaction between law..

The focus of this volume is on the historical and geographical elements of law and religion. The first part analyzes the relationship between church and state from the Gregorian Revolution to the human rights era, whilst the second part explores law and religion issues around the world from an inter..

What is the place assigned to religion in the constitutions of contemporary States? What role is religion expected to perform in the fields that are the object of constitutional regulation? Is separation of religion and politics a necessary precondition for democracy and the rule of law? These quest..

Islam generally and the Muslim family in particular have become highly politicized sites of contestation. This book focuses on the way in which gender relations and associated questions of (women’s) agency, consent and autonomy, have become the focus of political and social commentary, and the impli..

This volume provides multiple perspectives on the processes through which religious communities create or defend their place in a given society, both in history and in our world today. Offering a critical, cross-disciplinary investigation into processes of negotiating religion and religious diversit..

This book considers how the law should manage conflicts between the right of religious freedom and that of non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Starting from the basis that both these rights are valuable and worthy of protection, but that such disputes are often characterised by ..