Law, religion, constitution
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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 questions are addressed in this book through an analysis of the constitutional texts that are in force in different parts of the world. The final section of the book is devoted to the discussion of the constitutional regulation of some particularly controversial issues, such as religious education, the r
Title |
Law, religion, constitution : freedom of religion, equal treatment, and the law / edited by Cristiana Cianitto ... [et al.]. |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Publisher |
Surrey, England Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate |
Creation Date |
c2013 |
Notes |
Includes index. English |
Content |
Cover Contents List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Religion and Constitution: Main Themes 1 Religion and the World's Constitutions 2 God in Constitutions and Godless Constitutions 3 Church and State Relations in the Constitutions 4 Constitutional Reception of International Law Provisions on Religious Freedom 5 Religion and the Sources of Law: Sharî'ah in Constitutions 6 Constitutional Protections and Limits to Religious Freedom Part II: National Experiences and Cases 7 Religion and Religions in the Latin American Constitutional Framework 8 The Constitutional Principle of Separation between Church and State in Mexico9 Constitutional Protection of Religious and Cultural Minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa 10 Religious Freedom in the Constitutions of the Maghreb 11 Religious Institutions and Fundamental Rights 12 Religion and the Basic Legislation in Israel 13 Religion and Equal Treatment in the Nepalese Constitution 14 Constitutional, Legislative and Regulatory Change Regarding Religion in China 15 The Constitutionalization of Freedom of Religion in the European Union 16 The Right to Religious Liberty in English Law 17 Religious Equality in the Spanish Constitutional SystemPart III: Open Issues 18 Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech in the French Case Law: A Constitutional Dilemma 19 Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Conscience and Education: A Nordic Example 20 Religion and Education in the Council of Europe 21 Competing Fundamental Values 22 Secular Human Rights, and Religious Pluralism: The British Debate Index |
Extent |
1 online resource (455 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010700859805171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Freedom of religion.
- Religion and law.
- Constitutional law Religious aspects.
- Church and state.
- Religious pluralism.
- Pluralism (Religion)
- Christianity and state
- Separation of church and state
- State and church
- Law Religious aspects
- Law and religion
- Freedom of religion Law and legislation
- Freedom of worship
- Intolerance
- Liberty of religion
- Religious freedom
- nne Religious liberty
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