In Law and Religion: National, International, and Comparative Law
Perspectives, every chapter supports a broad and dynamic discussion of
familiar issues by placing them in global context.
Offering extensive international and comparative law materials, as well as
Establishment Clause and Free Exercise cases, international experts Durham
and Scharffs bring new vision and scope to the study of Law and
Religion.
Law and Religion: National, International, and Comparative Law Perspectives,
features:
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U.S. materials that include the major Free Exercise and Establishment Clause
cases that teachers of law and religion courses are accustomed to teaching
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International law materials that include
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key human rights instruments, over 20 cases from the European Court of Human
Rights and decisions of key United Nations bodies
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cases cover issues such as the right to register religious associations,
headscarves, kosher foods, exemptions from church taxes, conscientious
objection, proselytizing, religious oaths, church autonomy, religious
education, and conflicts arising between religious freedom and other human
rights (e.g., women's rights, rights of indigenous peoples, sexual minorities,
and children's rights)
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comparative law cases and materials that reflect more than fifteen
countries and regions
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comparative law issues explored include corporal punishment, compelled
patriotic observances, state funding of religions, and much more
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Islamic, Christian, and Jewish perspectives on freedom of religion,
touching on defamation of religion, the Danish Mohammed cartoon controversy,
the constitutions of Iraq, religious political parties in Turkey, and the
definition of being Jewish for rights of citizenship in Israel
Timely and incisive, Law and Religion: National, International, and
Comparative Law Perspectives is a vital new text with its own Teacher's
Manual and Web Supplement that supports courses on Law and Religion,
Church and State, International Human Rights, Comparative Constitutional Law,
and First Amendment.
Summary of Contents
Part I: Frameworks
Chapter 1: Formative Tensions in the History of Religious Freedom
Chapter 2: Theoretical and Religious Perspectives on Freedom of Religion
Chapter 3: International Human Rights Perspectives on Freedom of Religion or
Belief
Chapter 4: Comparative Constitutional Law Perspectives on Law and
Religion-State Relationships
Part II: Freedom of Religion or Belief
Chapter 5: Freedom of Religious Belief and Expression
Chapter 6: Limitations on Religious Actions and Manifestations
Chapter 7: Religious Rights in Specialized Regulatory Contexts
Chapter 8: Responding to Religious Extremism
Chapter 9: Tensions Between Religious Freedom and Other Rights
Part III: The Relationships Between Religious Institutions and the State
Chapter 10: Religious Autonomy
Chapter 11: Right to Association and Legal Personality
Chapter 12: Financial Relationships Between Religion and the State
Chapter 13: Education
Chapter 14: Religion and Public Life
