LEADER 05189oam 2200721I 450 001 9910777753603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-351-90511-2 010 $a1-138-38060-1 010 $a1-315-24479-9 010 $a0-7546-8228-5 010 $a1-281-09773-X 010 $a9786611097738 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315244792 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748373 035 $a(EBL)429712 035 $a(OCoLC)437113568 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000283575 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11236322 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283575 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248013 035 $a(PQKB)10718406 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235432 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12041599 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235432 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260912 035 $a(PQKB)11766767 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC429712 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL429712 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10211369 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL109773 035 $a(OCoLC)988379850 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748373 100 $a20180706e20162006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReligion and law $ean introduction /$fPeter W. Edge 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 225 1 $aAshgate religion, culture & society series 300 $aFirst published 2006 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 $a0-7546-3047-1 311 $a0-7546-3048-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 135-153) and index. 327 $aThinking 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. 330 $aDiscussion of the way in which law engages with religious difference often takes place within the context of a single jurisdiction. Religion and Law: An Introduction, presents a comprehensive text for students, drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions - the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues. 410 0$aAshgate religion, culture & society series. 606 $aReligion and law 606 $aChurch and state 615 0$aReligion and law. 615 0$aChurch and state. 676 $a342.08/52 700 $aEdge$b Peter W.$0597333 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777753603321 996 $aReligion and law$91031080 997 $aUNINA