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O'Halloran provides a comparative evaluation of contemporary law as it relates to religion in six developed nations.
List of contents
Part I. Background: 1. State neutrality: background history, concepts, principle; 2. Civil society: pluralism, multiculturalism and the Church/State interface; 3. International treaties, conventions, protocols and the ECtHR; Part II. The Benchmark Of State Neutrality: Contrasting Applications: 4. The US and the church/state wall; 5. Canada and Bijuralism; 6. England and the established church; 7. France and Laïcité; 8. Germany and the Vaterland; 9. Israel: Halakha and Zionism; Part III. Towards a More Stable Civil Society: 10. Themes of Jurisdictional Commonality and Difference; 11. State neutrality: a work in progress? Conclusion.
About the author
Dr. Kerry O'Halloran is a qualified lawyer, social worker and academic who often reports to government and sits on government boards. Now retired, he was previously Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. His recent publications include Religious Discrimination and Cultural Context (2017).
Summary
This book outlines the law relating to the church/state relationship in contemporary Western nations. From the most recent and comprehensive data available, it forms a source of reference for national cases and legislation relating to religion. Drawing it all together, O'Halloran examines the differences between secular and religious law.
Foreword
O'Halloran provides a comparative evaluation of contemporary law as it relates to religion in six developed nations.
