This second edition of the book updates the information on relevant developments that took place in the time elapsed. and incorporates several new chapters on important issues related to religious fre
Even if international human rights law does not explicitly take a position on the proper relationship between religion and the state, it may still be possible to derive legal arguments concerning the
Iranian human rights and international law scholar Hashemi undertakes a comparative study of the legislation and legal practices of Muslim states in order to discern ways that the official application
Shah (international law, U. of Cambridge) begins by outlining the general Islamic approaches in the area of human rights, emphasizing the differences between Islamic states and scholars. Then he narro
Examining mostly Islamic states, law scholars from Britain, Ireland, and Canada explore the complexities inherent in the freedom of religion within international law, and analyze the cultural-religiou
The nine essays presented by the editors (both law professors at the U. of Melbourne, Australia) examine how state systems of law intersect with religion (including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Conf
In 2009 the European Court of Human Rights ruled against display of crucifixes in Italian public school classrooms and 16 months later overruled that decision. The papers in this volume use that case
