Religious liberty in Western and Islamic law
Subtitle: toward a world legal tradition
By: Kristine Kalanges
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford [UK]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780199859467
Subjects: Freedom of religion (International law); Freedom of religion; Religion and law; Freedom of religion (Islamic law)
Description: Weaves together international and comparative law, religion, international relations, comparative politics, and legal history to illuminate and address the theoretical and practical dimensions of a significant human rights problem.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theological and philosophical origins of religious liberty in the U.S. Constitution; title: Religious liberty in international human rights law; title: Religious liberty and Shari'a; title: Between religion and law : politics as an intervening variable; title: Religious liberty in Islamic international law.