Religion and law : an introduction /: an introduction. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter W. Edge.
• Other Names: Edge, Peter W
• Contents: Thinking about law, thinking about religion -- Introducing law and religion -- Why is law important for religion? -- Why is religion important for law? -- What is law? -- The constitution -- Legislation -- Decisions of the superior courts -- Academic commentary and other secondary sources -- Soft law and law in practice -- What is religion? -- Approaching the literature -- Methodology -- Territorial scope -- Topic -- Readership -- Religious interests in international and domestic laws -- The idea of religious interests -- A taxonomy of religious interests -- Religious interests in international law -- International law -- The work of the United Nations -- Regional human rights documents : the ECHR -- Other regional human rights documents -- The limitations of international law -- Religious interests in generally applicable domestic guarantees -- The role of generally applicable guarantees of rights in constitutions -- United Kingdom -- New Zealand -- The United States -- Canada -- Australia -- South Africa -- Are generally applicable religious guarantees useful? -- The state and the individual -- The nature of the problems -- Disobeying generally applicable prohibitions -- Religious drug use in the US, England, and South Africa -- Refusing a positive duty to act -- Conscientious objection to military service under the ECHR -- Conscientious objection to taxation in the US -- Seeking protection for religious difference : improper proselytism under the European Convention on Human Rights -- The state and the religious organisation -- The nature of the problems -- Organisational involvement in the domestic constitution and international organisations -- Religious representation in the UK -- Organisational involvement in the international arena -- State involvement in the organisation : registration and recognition in Russia -- Organisational involvement in state initiatives : religious charities in the UK -- Claims against religious organizations : clergy issues -- Claims by clergy in the United Kingdom -- Claims for the misconduct of religious professionals in the United States -- Community rights : sacred places -- Sacred buildings in the United Kingdom -- Sacred places in the US : indigenous American religions and the US landscape -- International guarantees of religious interests -- Universal declaration of human rights -- International covenant on civil and political rights -- 1981 Declaration -- European Convention on Human Rights -- Introductions to particular jurisdictions -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Canada -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Theoretical issues -- Defining religion -- Significance of law and religion to one another.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (168 pages)
• Subjects: 342.08/52; Religion and law; Church and state; Church and state; Religion and law
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351905114; 1351905112
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.