Law and Religion in the 21st Century

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Contents: Preface A perspective from the sociology of religion, Grace Davie Part I Patterns of Law and Religion: State and religion in South Africa: open issues and recent developments, Lourens M. du Plessis States and religions in West Africa: problems and perspectives, Fatou KinA(c) Camara Religious communities and the state in modern India, Tahir Mahmood State and religion in Japan. Yasukuni Shrine as a case study, Hiroaki Kobayashi Religion and the state in the United States at the turn of the 21st century, W. Cole Durham Jr and Robert T. Smith Religions and law: current challenges in Latin America, Juan Navarro Floria. Part II Law and Religion in Europe, Introduction and Case Studies: State and religion in Europe, Giuseppe Casuscelli Section I Central and Eastern Europe: States and religions in post-Communist Europe, Giovanni Barberini The recent developments of church-state relations in Central Europe, BalA!zs Schanda Church and state relations in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia, Antonello De Oto Section II Northern Europe: States and churches in Northern Europe: achieving freedom and equality through establishment, Marco Ventura Not even believing in belonging: states and churches in 5 North-European (post) Lutheran countries, Lisbet Christoffersen Church and state in the United Kingdom: anachronism or microcosm, Mark Hill. Part III Current Debates: Section I Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Religion: Protection against religious hatred under the United Nations ICCPR and the European Convention system, Jeroen Temperman Religious freedom and freedom of expression in France, Blandine ChA(c)lini-Pont Section II Proselytism. Limits and Guarantees of a Debated Right: Proselytism and the right to change religion, Asher Moaz Proselytism and the right to change religion in Islam, Roberta Aluffi Beck-Peccoz Proselytism and the right to change religion in Israel, Aviad Hacohen Proselytism and the right to change religion: the Romanian debate, Nicolae V. Dura Section III Different Approaches to Religious Symbols in Public Spaces: Religious symbols: an introduction, Malcolm D. Evans Religious symbols between forum internum and forum externum, Peter Petkoff A brief introduction on the religious symbols debate in Italy and the United States, Adelaide Madera The European Court of Human Rights on religious symbols in public institutions a a comparative perspective: maximum protection of the freedom of religion through judicial minimalism?, Hans Martien Th.D. ten Napel and Florian H.K. Theissen Civil religion and religious symbols in public institutions in Russia, Elena Miroshnikova Section IV The Legal Status of Islam in Western States: The current debate on Islam, Mathias Rohe Canadian Muslim women and resolution of family conflicts: an empirical qualitative study (2005a 2007), Anne Saris and Jean-Mathieu Potvin The implementation of the 1992 agreement in Spain, Carmen GarcimartA-n Islam at the threshold, Andrea Pin Conclusion, Silvio Ferrari Index.