Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada

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Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada

Author	: Richard J. Moon
File Size	: 41,9 Mb
Publisher	: UBC Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 May 2009
ISBN	: 9780774858533
Pages	: 327 pages

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Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada by Richard J. Moon Book PDF Summary

Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada seeks to elucidate the complex and often uneasy relationship between law and religion in democracies committed both to equal citizenship and religious pluralism. Leading socio-legal scholars consider the role of religious values in public decision making, government support for religious practices, and the restriction and accommodation by government of minority religious practices. They examine such current issues as the legal recognition of sharia arbitration, the re-definition of civil marriage, and the accommodation of religious practice in the public sphere.

Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada by Richard J. Moon

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