Church and Employment Law A Comparative Analysis of Legal Status of Clergy Religious Workers

This book examines the current law on the employment status of ministers of religion and suggests reforms for ministers to be given a degree of employment protection. It considers the constant theme in Christian history that the clergy should not be subject to the ordinary courts and asks if this is justified with the growth of employment law.

Info autore

John Duddington is a member of the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University, UK, and editor of Law and Justice, the Christian Law Review. He was formerly Head of the Law School at Worcester College of Technology and is now a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Worcester.

Riassunto

This book examines the current law on the employment status of ministers of religion and suggests reforms for ministers to be given a degree of employment protection. It considers the constant theme in Christian history that the clergy should not be subject to the ordinary courts and asks if this is justified with the growth of employment law.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Duddington, Duddington John
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 26.08.2024
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9780367553197
• ISBN: 978-0-367-55319-7
• Numero di pagine: 300
• Serie: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
• Categorie: comparative religion, RELIGION / Leadership, LAW / Commercial / General, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, LAW / Corporate, LAW / Business & Financial, Religious & spiritual leaders, financial law, Religious and spiritual figures, Financial law: general, Company, commercial & competition law, Constitutional & administrative law, Company, commercial and competition law: general, Administrative jurisdiction and public administration, Ecclesiastical Law, church-state relations, Comparative Legal Analysis, religious employment rights, faith-based organisations law, employment protection for clergy, volunteer legal status