Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Analysis of German, Israeli, American and International Law

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Brugger, Winfried (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Karayanni, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Σειρά: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht, 190
• Θέματα: Law.; Religion.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Religious Studies, general.

How closely correlated should church and state be? May a state recognize or dignify the role and meaning of religion at all, and if so can it treat different religious groups differently? This book intends to answer these questions through a portrayal and comparison of various legal orders including...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• A Socio-Historical Perspective
• Religion and Public Order in Modern Nation-States: Institutional Varieties and Contemporary Transformations
• Models of Church-State Relations and Their Impact on Freedom of Religion
• On the Relationship between Structural Norms and Constitutional Rights in Church-State-Relations
• The Model of State and Church Relations and Its Impact on the Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion: A Comparative Analysis and a Case Study of Israel
• German, Comparative and International Law Perspectives
• From the Acceptance of Interdenominational Christian Schools to the Inadmissibility of Christian Crosses in the Public Schools
• The Headscarf of a Muslim Teacher in German Public Schools
• Religious Garments in Public Schools in Separation Systems: France and the United States of America
• Religion and Religious Symbols in European and International Law
• Perspectives from Israeli Law
• Claiming Equal Religious Personhood: Women of the Wall’s Constitutional Saga
• Does the Establishment of Religion Justify Regulating Religious Activities? — The Israeli Experience
• The “Other” Religion and State Conflict in Israel: On the Nature of Religious Accommodations for the Palestinian-Arab Minority
• Days of Worship and Days of Rest: A View from Israel
• Human Rights and Religious Duties: Informed Consent to Medical Treatment under Jewish Law
• The American Point of View
• Neutrality Between Church and State: Mission Impossible?
• A Comment on Mark Weiner’s “Neutrality Between Church and State: Mission Impossible”.