| Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Analysis of German, Israeli, American and International Law 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Brugger, Winfried (Editor), Karayanni, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540733558 ISBN-13: 9783540733553 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: 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 those of Germany, Israel, France and the USA. Some authors consider the issue of a oechurch and statea from an international law perspective. The analyses are structured from both a state-institutional as well as from a fundamental rights and human rights perspective. Here the religious and secular freedoms are brought into focus. Whether, and how, these church-and-state aspects vary within divergent modern state contexts a " and how they transnationally evolve a " is also discussed. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | International - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion |
| Dewey: 342.085 |
| LCCN: 2007476044 |
| Series: Beitrage Zum Auslandischen Offentlichen Recht Und Volkerrecht |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.89 lbs) 469 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 those of Germany, Israel, France and the USA. Some authors consider the issue of "church and state" from an international law perspective. The analyses are structured from both a state-institutional as well as from a fundamental rights and human rights perspective. Here the religious and secular freedoms are brought into focus. Whether, and how, these church-and-state aspects vary within divergent modern state contexts - and how they transnationally evolve - is also discussed. |