The Lautsi Papers: Multidisciplinary Reflections on Religious Symbols in the Public School Classroom

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Table of International Instruments Table of National Legislation Table of International Cases Table of National Cases List of Contributors Chapter 1 Introduction Jeroen Temperman PART I JUDGES & RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS Chapter 2 The Strasbourg Court and Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights: A Quantitative Analysis of the Case Law Silvio Ferrari Chapter 3 The Role of Judges in Determining the Meaning of Religious Symbols Brett Scharffs Chapter 4 Limitations of Supranational Jurisdiction, Judicial Restraint and the Nature of Treaty Law Jean-Marc Piret PART II SYMBOLS, EDUCATION, INDOCTRINATION & PROSELYTISM Chapter 5 Crucifixes, Classrooms and Children: A Semiotic Cocktail Alison Mawhinney Chapter 6 Freedom of Religion versus Freedom from Religion: Putting Religious Duties back on the Map Stijn Smet Chapter 7 Religious Symbols in the Public School Classroom Jeroen Temperman PART III STATE NEUTRALITY & RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS Chapter 8 The Quest for Neutrality and the Stench of History Wouter de Been Chapter 9 State Neutrality and the Limits of Religious Symbolism Roland Pierik Chapter 10 Neutrality and Displaying Religious Symbols Hana van Ooijen PART IV COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS & EDUCATION Chapter 11 Christianity, Multiculturalism, and National Identity: A Canadian Comment on Lautsi and Others v. Italy Richard Moon Chapter 12 Passive / Aggressive Symbols in the Public School: Religious Displays in the Council of Europe and the United States, with a Special Focus on Romania Liviu Andreescu & Gabriel Andreescu Chapter 13 Back to the Basics of Fundamental Rights: An Appraisal of the Grand Chamber's Judgment in Lautsi in Light of the ECHR and Italian Constitutional Law Carlo Panara PART V LAUTSI-SPECIFIC COMMENTS Chapter 14 Neutrality in and after Lautsi v. Italy Malcolm Evans Chapter 15 Europe and the Sign of the Crucifix: On the Fundamental Questions of the Lautsi and Others v. Italy case Andras Koltay Chapter 16 Restricting the Public Display of Religious Symbols by the State on the Grounds of Hate Speech? Hin-Yan Liu Chapter 17 Rethinking Adjudication under the European Convention: The Lautsi Case as a Prelude to a New Mode of Review by the European Court of Human Rights? Carla Zoethout Bibliography Index.