Law, religion, constitution : freedom of religion, equal treatment, and the law / edited by Cristiana Cianitto ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cianitto, Cristiana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Religion and law.

Constitutional law--Religious aspects.

Constitutional law.

Church and state.

Religious pluralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-59165-0

1-317-10738-1

1-317-10737-3

1-4724-1614-7

9781315591650

OCLC:

848902297