Richard O'Dair / Andrew Lewis (eds.)

Law and Religion

Current Legal Issuesvolume 4
Herausgeber: Lewis, Andrew; O'Dair, Richard

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Produktbeschreibung

A number of the essays argue forcefully for controversial conclusions such as the legitimacy of the claim by some of the Christian Churches in New Zealand to exemption from legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. The European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the Court come under particular critical scrutiny for example in relation to their protection of freedom of religion in the work place. Consideration is given to the extent to which State law can, should and does provide a regulatory framework for the life of religious institutions without compromising their collective autonomy for example in relation to matters of doctrine.

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This is the fourth volume of the Current Legal Issues series. Here, contributors discuss a host of issues related to the interaction of religious practice and law. Both common and civil law jurisdictions are represented, as well as a variety of cultural and religious perspectives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 606
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 993g
• ISBN-13: 9780199246601
• ISBN-10: 0199246602
• Artikelnr.: 21226164

Autorenporträt

Andrew Lewis is Senior Lecturer in Laws at University College London Richard O'Dair is Senior lecturer in Laws at University College London

Inhaltsangabe

* Editorial Introduction
* The Image of God and the Moral Identity of Persons: An Evaluation of
the Holistic Theology of Persons
* The Divine in the Law
* Giving unto Caesar: Rationality, Reciprocity, and Legal Recognition
of Religion
* Politics and Sociology: New Research Agendas for the Study of Law and
religion
* Law as a Religious Enterprise: Legal Interpretation and Scriptural
Interpretation
* Historical Observations on the Relationship between Letter and Spirit
* `Batter My Heart': On the Three Disciplined Search for Meaning
* Postmodernism, Hermeneutics, and Authenticity: Interpreting Legal and
Theological Texts in the 21st Century
* The `First Source' of Islamic Law: Muslim Legal Exegesis of the
Qua'an
* Law and Religion: The Case of the History of Human Rights: Freedom of
Religion as the Fruit of the Radical Reformation
* The European Court of Human Rights and Religion
* Human Rights, Religious Liberty, and the University Debate
* Religious Liberty as a Collective Right
* Clashing Rights, Exemptions, and Opt-Outs: Religious Liberty and
`Homophobia'
* Religious Group Autonomy, Gay Ordination and Human Rights Law
* Freedom of Religion: Legal Perspective on Religion
* Professional Ethics and Autonomy: A Theological Critique
* Clergy Privilege and Conscientious Objection to the Privilege
* Is the Jewish `Get' any Business of the State?
* The Intersecting Worlds of Religious and Secular Marriage
* Judicial Approaches to Religious Disputes
* Justifications for Religious Autonomy
* Religious Remants in the Composition of the United Kingdom parliament
* Religious Denomination or Public Religion?: The Legal Status of the
Church of England
* Defining the Legal Boundaries of Orthodoxy: For Public and Private
Religion in England
* International Law and Peace between the Nations: The Contribution of
the Baha'i Faith
* A Voyage in God's Canoe: Law and Religion in Melanesia
* Christian Perspectives on the Law: What Makes them Distinctive?
* Radical Change in the Legal Regulation of Religious Affairs as
Exemplified by Post-Communist Poland