Law and Religion in Europe - A Comparative Introduction

Zusatztext an invaluable contribution ... and it will be an illuminating tool to commentators with an interest in Public, Property, Family and Comparative Law ... Furthermore, its interdisciplinary and comparative nature also makes it relevant to those with an interest in Sociology, Political Science and History, not only in the United Kingdom, but also across the European continent and elsewhere. Informationen zum Autor Norman Doe is a Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Religion at the Law School, Cardiff University, and course director of the LLM in Canon Law there. He studied law at Cardiff, for his doctorate at Cambridge, and theology at Oxford, and is a barrister. His publications include Fundamental Authority in Late Medieval English Law (CUP, 1990), The Legal Framework of the Church of England (OUP, 1996) and Canon Law in the Anglican Communion (OUP, 1998). He has acted as a consultant in canon law to the Anglican Communion, is a founding member of the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, and served as President of the European Consortium for Church and State Research (2010). He was a visiting fellow at Trinity College Oxford for a term in 2011 and teaches each year as an associate professor at the University of Paris. Klappentext The first comparative introduction for students on the national laws governing religion in Europe, it examines national laws, particularly as they affect the attitudes of states towards religion, religious freedom and discrimination, and the legal position and autonomy of religious organizations. Zusammenfassung The first comparative introduction for students on the national laws governing religion in Europe, it examines national laws, particularly as they affect the attitudes of states towards religion, religious freedom and discrimination, and the legal position and autonomy of religious organizations.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Doe, Norman (Professor of Law and Director Doe, Doe Norman
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2011
• EAN: 9780199604005
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960400-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Europa, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, Europe, Rechtsvergleichung, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Recht und Gesellschaft, Rechtssoziologie, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, Religion & politics, comparative law, Religion and Politics, Human rights, civil rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Religious freedom / freedom of worship