Law and Religion in Europe: A Comparative Introduction
| AUTHOR | Doe, Norman |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press, USA (09/25/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Each state in Europe has its own national laws which affect religion and these are increasingly the subject of political and academic debate. This book provides a detailed comparative introduction to these laws with particular reference to the states of the European Union. A comparison of national laws on religion reveals profound similarities between them. From these emerge principles of law on religion common to the states of Europe and the book articulates these for the first time. It examines the constitutional postures of states towards religion, religious freedom, and discrimination, and the legal position, autonomy, and ministers of religious organizations. It also examines the protection of doctrine and worship, the property and finances of religion, religion, education, and public institutions, and religion, marriage, and children, as well as the fundamentals of the emergent European Union law on religion. The existence of these principles challenges the standard view in modern scholarship that there is little commonality in the legal postures of European states towards religion - it reveals that the dominant juridical model in Europe is that of cooperation between State and religion. The book also analyses national laws in the context of international laws on religion, particularly the European Convention on Human Rights. It proposes that national laws go further than these in their treatment and protection of religion, and that the principles of religion law common to the states of Europe may themselves represent a blueprint for the development of international norms in this field. The book provides a wealth of legal materials for scholars and students. The principles articulated in it also enable greater dialogue between law and disciplines beyond law, such as the sociology of religion, about the role of religion in Europe today. The book also identifies areas for further
research in this regard, pointing the direction for future study.
research in this regard, pointing the direction for future study.
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ISBN-13:
9780199604005
ISBN-10:
0199604002
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
336
Carton Quantity:
1
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 0.70 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.00 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Law | Comparative
Law | Religion, Politics & State
Law | Legal Education
Dewey Decimal:
344.240
Library of Congress Control Number:
2011290981
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Each state in Europe has its own national laws which affect religion and these are increasingly the subject of political and academic debate. This book provides a detailed comparative introduction to these laws with particular reference to the states of the European Union. A comparison of national laws on religion reveals profound similarities between them. From these emerge principles of law on religion common to the states of Europe and the book articulates these for the first time. It examines the constitutional postures of states towards religion, religious freedom, and discrimination, and the legal position, autonomy, and ministers of religious organizations. It also examines the protection of doctrine and worship, the property and finances of religion, religion, education, and public institutions, and religion, marriage, and children, as well as the fundamentals of the emergent European Union law on religion. The existence of these principles challenges the standard view in modern scholarship that there is little commonality in the legal postures of European states towards religion - it reveals that the dominant juridical model in Europe is that of cooperation between State and religion. The book also analyses national laws in the context of international laws on religion, particularly the European Convention on Human Rights. It proposes that national laws go further than these in their treatment and protection of religion, and that the principles of religion law common to the states of Europe may themselves represent a blueprint for the development of international norms in this field. The book provides a wealth of legal materials for scholars and students. The principles articulated in it also enable greater dialogue between law and disciplines beyond law, such as the sociology of religion, about the role of religion in Europe today. The book also identifies areas for further
research in this regard, pointing the direction for future study.
research in this regard, pointing the direction for future study.
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Author:
Doe, Norman
Norman Doe is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Religion at the Law School, Cardiff University. He is author of Fundamental Authority in Late Medieval English Law (Cambridge, 1990), The Legal Framework of the Church of England (1996), Canon Law in the Anglican Communion (1998), The Law of the Church in Wales (2002), An Anglican Covenant (2008) and Law and Religion in Europe (2011). He holds degrees from the Universities of Wales, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as a Lambeth DCL and is Chancellor of the Diocese of Bangor in the (Anglican) Church in Wales. He has been a visiting fellow at Trinity College, Oxford, teaches annually at the University of Paris, and directs the LLM in Canon Law at Cardiff University. He has advised the Primates of the Anglican Communion on Canon Law and served on the Lambeth Commission on Communion (2004). His academic affiliations include the Ecclesiastical Law Society, the European Consortium for Church-State Research (President, 2010) and, as a founding member, the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers (1999), the Interfaith Legal Advisers Network (2007) and the Law and Religion Scholars Network (2008).
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