Law, State and Religion in the New Europe: Debates and Dilemmas - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521198100 ISBN 13: 9780521198103

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

As the new Europe takes shape, debates which had been confined to its constitutional structure are spilling over into more general areas, not least the field of law and religion. In this edited collection a team of experts seek to establish whether religion and the 'new' Europe are in conflict. The collection looks at the question from two perspectives. Initially it considers the question from the perspective of the most influential schools of political thought. The second approach is to look at the theory and operation of the European human rights, with concluding remarks by Joseph Weiler. This title will be of interest to scholars of European constitutional and human rights law, as well as legal theorists. It will appeal to scholars in the field of law and religion.

About this title

Book Description:

Do the Islamic veil or the crucifix have a place in schools? Should the secular state make allowances for religion? Such questions are examples of important issues for scholars and politicians and law-makers, and to answer them this book goes back to the fundamentals of European law and politics.

About the Author:

Lorenzo Zucca is a reader in jurisprudence at King's College London.

Camil Ungureanu is Lecturer in Political Theory at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521198100
• ISBN 13: 9780521198103
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Zucca Lorenzo, Ungureanu Camil