Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada (Law and Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774814985 ISBN 13: 9780774814980

Publisher: UBC Press, 2009

Synopsis

The relationship between law and religion in democracies committed to equal citizenship and religious pluralism has become the subject of significant interest in recent years. Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada seeks to elucidate this complex and often uneasy relationship. The chapters are written by leading socio-legal scholars who consider the role of religious values in public decision making, government support for religious practices, and the restriction and accommodation by government of minority religious practices. They examine such current issues as the legal recognition of sharia arbitration, the re-definition of civil marriage, and the accommodation of religious practice in the public sphere. Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada will appeal to lawyers, legal academics, political scientists, religious studies scholars, and anyone interested in the issue of religion in the public sphere.

About this title

Book Description:

Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada considers the role of religious values in public decision making, government support for religious practices, and restriction and accommodation of minority religious practices.

About the Author:

Richard Moon is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0774814985
• ISBN 13: 9780774814980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Moon Richard J.