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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819342903321

Titolo

Studies in law, politics, and society . Vol. 79 / / edited by Austin Sarat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald Publishing, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-78973-729-X

1-78973-727-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages)

Collana

Studies in law, politics, and society, , 1059-4337 ; ; volume 79

Disciplina

201.72

Soggetti

Religion and law

Sociological jurisprudence

Law - Political aspects

Political sociology

Political Science - General

Politics & government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims -- Law and religion -- Law and social change: old questions, new answers.

Sommario/riassunto

This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society contains two sections. In the first, 'Religious Inspirations and Legal Responses', contributors examine the interaction between law and religion. They consider the liberal tradition in which the law stands in stark opposition to religion, as well as traditions in which the law is inseparable from the sacred, revealing the complex and often controversial relationship between law and religion. Case studies include religious education, Sharia debates in Australia, Canada and the U.K., and same-sex marriage in the U.S. The second section, 'Law and Social Change: Old Questions, New Answers', examines the ways in which the law simultaneously enhances and inhibits projects of social change. The varied ways in which legal institutions respond to social movements are analyzed, along with the cultural contingencies associated with law's ability to promote change, and what we can learn about law and social



change by examining societies across the globe. Case studies include refugee and asylum seeker detention and the political risks of litigation in the U.S.