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Büchler, “Islamic Law in Europe?”
Legal pluralism is much discussed these days, particularly with respect to religious law. Andrea Büchler (University of Zurich) addresses the subject in the newly-released Islamic Law in Europe? Legal...
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Solanki on Religious Family Laws in India
Gopika Solanki (Carelton University, Ottawa) has published Adjudication in Religious Family Laws: Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India (Cambridge 2011). A description...
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Zucca on the Case For Monism in European Law
Lorenzo Zucca (King’s College London) has posted Monism and Fundamental Rights in Europe. Though the piece does not directly reference or discuss cases of religious liberty in Europe (nor, curiously,...
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Israel’s Rabbinical Court Jails Husband Indefinitely for Refusing to Divorce...
A fascinating story from Israel. According to the Jerusalem Post, the country’s Supreme Rabbinical Court of Appeals has ordered that a man be imprisoned indefinitely for refusing to grant his wife a...
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Putting the Legal in Religious Legal Theory
I just finished reading Samuel Levine’s essay RLT: A Preliminary Examination of Religious Legal Theory as a Movement, which considers the challenges facing the creation of a Religious Legal Theory...
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Bratt, “Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat”
Dutch neo-Calvinism has had a major, though understudied, impact on American thinking about church and state. And one can see the influence of one of neo-Calvinism’s greatest minds, Abraham Kuyper, in...
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Possamai, et. al. (eds.), “Legal Pluralism and Shari’a Law”
This month, Routledge publishes Legal Pluralism and Shari’a Law, edited by Adam Possamai (U. of Western Sydney, Australia), James T. Richardson (U. of Nevada, Reno), and Bryan S. Turner (Graduate...
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Salim, “Contemporary Islamic Law in Indonesia: Shari’ah and Legal Pluralism”
In February, Edinburgh University Press will release “Contemporary Islamic Law in Indonesia: Shari’ah and Legal Pluralism” by Arskal Salim (University of Western Sydney). The publisher’s description...
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“Religion and Legal Pluralism” (Sandberg, ed.)
In July, Ashgate will release “Religion and Legal Pluralism” edited by Russell Sandberg (Cardiff University, UK). The publisher’s description follows: In recent years, there have been a number of...
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“Religion, Secularism, and Constitutional Democracy” (Cohen & Laborde, eds.)
In January, Columbia University Press will release “Religion, Secularism, and Constitutional Democracy” edited by Jean L. Cohen (Columbia University) and Cécile Laborde (University College London). The...
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“Religious Rules, State Law, and Normative Pluralism” (Bottoni, Cristofori, &...
In April, Springer Press will release “Religious Rules, State Law, and Normative Pluralism: A Comparative Overview,” edited by Rossella Bottoni (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Rinaldo...
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“Religion as Empowerment” (Topidi & Fielder, eds.)
In May, Routledge will release “Religion as Empowerment: Global Legal Perspectives,” edited by Kyriaki Topidi (University of Lucerne) and Lauren Fielder (University of Texas). The publisher’s...
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Solanki on Religious Family Laws in India
Gopika Solanki (Carelton University, Ottawa) has published Adjudication in Religious Family Laws: Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India (Cambridge 2011). A description...
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