Research Handbook on Law and Religion by Rex Ahdar (English) Hardcover Book

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Offering an interdisciplinary, international and philosophical perspective, this comprehensive Research Handbook explores both perennial and recent legal issues that concern the modern state and its interaction with religious communities and individuals.

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Offering an interdisciplinary, international and philosophical perspective, this comprehensive Research Handbook explores both perennial and recent legal issues that concern the modern state and its interaction with religious communities and individuals.Providing in-depth, original analysis the book includes studies of a wide array of nation states, such as India and Turkey, which each have their own complex issues centred on law, religion and the interactions between the two. Longstanding issues of religious liberty are explored such as the right of conscientious objection, religious confession privilege and the wearing of religious apparel. The contested meanings of the secular state and religious neutrality are revisited from different perspectives and the reality of the international human rights protections for religious freedom are analysed.Timely and astute, this discerning Research Handbook will be a valuable resource for both academics and researchers interested in the many topics surrounding law and religion. Lawyers and practitioners will also appreciate the clarity with which the rights of religious liberty, and the challenges in making these compatible with state law, are presented.Contributors include: R. Ahdar, F. Ahmed, R. Albert, R. Barker, B.L. Berger, J.E. Buckingham, J. Burnside, P. Dane, J. Harrison, M.A. Helfand, M. Hill, M. Kiviorg, A. Koppelman, I. Leigh, J. Neo, Y. Rosnai, R. Sandberg, S.D. Smith, P.M. Taylor, H.-M. ten Napel, K. Thompson, F. Venter

Author Biography

Edited by Rex Ahdar, University of Otago, New Zealand, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Adjunct Professor, School of Law, University of Notre Dame Australia at Sydney

Table of Contents

Contents:ForewordJohn Witte, JrPart I Law and Religion1. Navigating Law and Religion: Familiar Waterways, Rivers Less Travelled and Uncharted SeasRex Ahdar2. The Sociological Dimension of Law and ReligionRussell SandbergPart II Jurisprudential Themes3. Equality, Religion, and NihilismSteve D Smith4. Jeremy Bentham and the Problem of the Authority of Biblical LawJonathan Burnside5. Dworkin's Religion and the End of Religious LibertyJoel Harrison6. What Kind of Human Right is Religious Liberty?Andrew KoppelmanPart III Religion-State Relations7. Establishment and EncounterPerry Dane8. Religion, Secularism and Limitations on Constitutional AmendmentRichard Albert and Yaniv Roznai9. Regulation of Religious Communities in a Multicultural PolityJaclyn L Neo10. Liberal Constitutionalism and the Unsettling of the SecularBenjamin L Berger11. The Boundaries of Faith-Based Organizations in EuropeHans-Martien ten Napel12. Enforcing Religious LawFarrah AhmedPart IV Adjudicating Religion13. When Judges are Theologians: Adjudicating Religious QuestionsMichael A. Helfand14. The Justiciability and Adjudication of Religious DisputesFrancois VenterPart V International Perspectives15. Controversial Doctrine: The Relevance of Religious Content in the Supervisory Role of International Human Rights BodiesPaul M Taylor16. Dangers of the Changing Narrative of Human Rights: Why Democracy and Security Need Religious FreedomMerilin KiviorgPart VI Freedom of Religion Issues17. Freedom of Religion and the Rise of Secularism: Struggles in the British WorkplaceMark Hill QC18. The Legal Recognition of Freedom of Conscience as Conscientious Objection: Familiar Problems and New LessonsIan Leigh19. Of Burqas (and Niqabs) in Courtrooms: The Neglected Women's VoiceRenae Barker20. Trinity Western University's Law School: Reconciling RightsJanet Epp Buckingham21. The Persistence of Religious Confession PrivilegeA Keith ThompsonBibliographyIndex

Review

'Over the course of the last generation, the study of 'law and religion' has exploded in breadth, subtlety and significance. This Research Handbook provides its readers with a rich, varied, and sometimes provocative introduction to the field. Expert chapters not only shed new light on familiar topics, they also identify further avenues for fruitful scholarship. One is left with the sense that the most significant work still lies ahead - and also the intellectual tools to face that challenge.'--Julian Rivers, University of Bristol Law School, UKThe authors who have contributed so ably to this excellent volume are to be congratulated on scholarship of the highest quality, which treats a wide and rich range of issues at the centre of the field of law and religion today. Their contribution here will be of enormous value to all those who teach, study, and practise in this rapidly developing and important sphere of life.'--Norman Doe, Cardiff University, UK

Review Quote

This Research Handbook offers an invaluable overview of a range of issues generated by the interaction of law and religion. The twenty-one essays featured are accessible and provide cutting-edge analysis on issues experienced by many jurisdictions (in particular, Australia, New Zealand, India, Canada, the US, the UK, Russia and Turkey). Naturally, the book combines assessments of constitutional law, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Subsequently, it advances insightful contributions for international and regional researchers of any experience and background.'

Details ISBN1788112466 Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 1788112466 ISBN-13 9781788112468 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2018-09-28 DEWEY 340 Pages 512 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2018-09-28 NZ Release Date 2018-09-28 UK Release Date 2018-09-28 Author Rex Ahdar Edited by Rex Ahdar Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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