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"The worlds of law and religion increasingly collide in Parliament and the courtroom. Religious courts, the wearing of religious symbols and faith schools have given rise to increased legislation and litigation. This is the first student textbook to set out the fundamental principles and issues of law and religion in England and Wales. Offering a succinct exposition and critical analysis of the field, it explores how English law regulates the practice of religion. The textbook surveys law and religion from various perspectives, such as human rights and discrimination law, as well as considering the legal status of both religion and religious groups. Controversial and provocative questions are explored, promoting full engagement with the key debates. The book's explanatory approach and detailed references ensure understanding and encourage independent study. Students can track key developments on the book's updating website. This innovative text is essential reading for all students in the field"-- "The worlds of law and religion increasingly collide in Parliament and the courtroom. Religious courts, the wearing of religious symbols and faith schools have given rise to increased legislation and litigation. This is the first student textbook to set out the fundamental principles and issues of law and religion in England and Wales. Offering a succinct exposition and critical analysis of the field, it explores how English law regulates the practice of religion. The textbook surveys law and religion from various perspectives, such as human rights and discrimination law, as well as considering the legal status of both religion and religious groups. Controversial and provocative questions are explored, promoting full engagementwith the key debates.The book's explanatory approach and detailed references ensure understanding and encourage independent study. Students can track key developments on the book's updating website. This innovative text is essential reading for all students in the field"--

Religion and law --- Church and state --- Freedom of religion --- Religious minorities --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Minorities --- Freedom of worship --- Intolerance --- Liberty of religion --- Religious freedom --- Religious liberty --- Separation of church and state --- Freedom of expression --- Liberty --- Legal status, laws, etc --- Law and legislation --- Law --- General and Others --- Religion and law - England --- Religion and law - Wales --- law and religion --- religion law --- religious law --- the temporal-spiritual partnership --- the Norman Conquest --- the Courts Christian --- discrimination and intolerance --- the English Church --- the disadvantaging of alternative religion --- religious toleration --- positive religious freedom --- right to religious freedom --- legal definitions of religion --- registration and charity law --- human rights law --- discrimination law --- the human rights jurisprudence --- the legal position of religious groups --- the Church of England --- the Church and the Monarch --- Parliament --- the courts --- public ministry --- the Church of Scotland --- non-established religious groups --- the doctrine of consensual compact --- the principle of non-interference --- the Forbes vs. Eden exception --- article 9 of the ECHR --- domestic jurisprudence --- the House of Lords --- Begum --- Watkins-Singh --- discrimination on grounds of religion --- the Equality Act 2010 --- victimisation and harassment --- direct discrimination --- religious dress --- indirect discrimination --- religious offences --- common law --- blasphemy --- religious hatred --- religiously aggravated offences --- religion in schools --- the school system --- maintained schools --- independent schools --- schools without a religious character --- religious education --- religious worship --- schools with a religious character --- state-maintained schools with a religious character --- independent schools with a religious character --- Huxley's OWL --- the recognition of religious law --- state law --- the Arbitration Act 1996 --- private international law --- the juridification of religion --- the rise of religion law --- religious doctrine

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Marriage law in England and Wales is a historical relic which reflects a bygone age. Successive governments have made a series of progressive but ad hoc reforms, most notably the introduction of civil partnerships and same-sex marriage. However, this has resulted in a legal framework which is complex and controversial, especially in relation to religion. This book provides the first accessible guide to how contemporary marriage law interacts with religion and identifies pressure points in relation to non-religious organisations and unregistered religious marriages. It reveals the need for the consolidation, modernisation and reform of marriage law and sets out proposals for how the transformation of these laws can be achieved.

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Successive governments have made progressive, but ad hoc reforms to marriage law in Britain. This book provides the first accessible guide to how contemporary marriage law interacts with religion. It reveals the need for the consolidation, modernisation and reform of marriage law and sets out proposals for transformation.

Marriage law --- Marriage --- Religious aspects. --- Law, Marriage --- Domestic relations --- Sex and law --- Husband and wife --- Law and legislation --- Prohibited degrees --- England. --- Wales.

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Law and religion, as a subdiscipline of law, has gained increasing attention in recent years. However, the complex relationship between law and religion cannot be fully understood with reference to legal research alone. This Research Handbook includes provocative chapters from experts on a range of concepts, perspectives and theories, drawing on a variety of disciplines, which can be used to further law and religion scholarship.Featuring chapters written by authors from a diverse range of backgrounds, the Handbook focuses on five main perspectives on law and religion: historical, philosophical, sociological, theological and comparative. Each chapter provides a new way of looking at law and religion which can complement and enhance a doctrinal legal understanding of the topic. Crucially, this Handbook also highlights the importance of recognising doctrinal legal study as an approach in itself, which will shape research questions and outputs accordingly.Providing an engaging and thoughtful introduction to the range of interdisciplinary approaches that can be taken to law and religion, this Handbook will be of interest to scholars in law and religion, theologians, sociologists, legal historians and political scientists. It will provide a rich foundation for future interdisciplinary research in this important area of study.

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"English law is often taught and understood in a non-historical way, but historical context helps us see how many of the ideas and institutions that we think of as being fixed are nothing of the sort. Accessibly written for those new to studying law, this book provides the fascinating 'back story' of how the English common law developed"--

Law --- Common law --- History