Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Analysis of German, Israeli, American and International Law

Abstract

A Socio-Historical Perspective.- Religion and Public Order in Modern Nation-States: Institutional Varieties and Contemporary Transformations.- Models of Church-State Relations and Their Impact on Freedom of Religion.- On the Relationship between Structural Norms and Constitutional Rights in Church-State-Relations.- The Model of State and Church Relations and Its Impact on the Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion: A Comparative Analysis and a Case Study of Israel.- German, Comparative and International Law Perspectives.- From the Acceptance of Interdenominational Christian Schools to the Inadmissibility of Christian Crosses in the Public Schools.- The Headscarf of a Muslim Teacher in German Public Schools.- Religious Garments in Public Schools in Separation Systems: France and the United States of America.- Religion and Religious Symbols in European and International Law.- Perspectives from Israeli Law.- Claiming Equal Religious Personhood: Women of the Wall's Constitutional Saga.- Does the Establishment of Religion Justify Regulating Religious Activities? - The Israeli Experience.- The Other Religion and State Conflict in Israel: On the Nature of Religious Accommodations for the Palestinian-Arab Minority.- Days of Worship and Days of Rest: A View from Israel.- Human Rights and Religious Duties: Informed Consent to Medical Treatment under Jewish Law.- The American Point of View.- Between Church and State: Mission Impossible?.- A Comment on Mark Weiner's Neutrality Between Church and State: Mission Impossible.