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Who Decides? The Title Ix Religious Exemption And Administrative Authority, Elise S. Faust
Who Decides? The Title Ix Religious Exemption And Administrative Authority, Elise S. Faust
BYU Law Review
The Title IX religious exemption demonstrates how statutory religious exemptions can help further social change by neutralizing potential conflict with religious dissenters. Part of the reason for its success is that it is narrowly constructed and automatically applies to qualifying institutions. However, the regulations contradict the statutory text by potentially giving the Department of Education discretion to grant or deny exemptions. Were the Department to fully exercise this power, its actions would conflict with both the language of the statute and the Constitution. The Department of Education’s recent scrutiny of the “controlled by” language of the exemption provides an example …
Freedom Of Religion In India: Current Issues And Supreme Court Acting As Clergy, Faizan Mustafa, Jagteshwar Singh Sohi
Freedom Of Religion In India: Current Issues And Supreme Court Acting As Clergy, Faizan Mustafa, Jagteshwar Singh Sohi
BYU Law Review
Religion is an indispensable part of human existence. Freedom of religion is considered as the third most important civil liberty after the right to life and personal liberty and the freedom of speech and expression. The Indian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and acknowledges the individual’s autonomy in his or her relationship with God. However, the Supreme Court of India, through the creation and continued use of the essentiality test, has tried to reform religion by restricting the scope of this freedom. The judiciary has taken over the role of clergy in determining what essential and non-essential religious practices are. …
Why Religious Freedom? Why The Religiously Committed, The Religiously Indifferent, And Those Hostile To Religion Should Care, Brett G. Scharffs
Why Religious Freedom? Why The Religiously Committed, The Religiously Indifferent, And Those Hostile To Religion Should Care, Brett G. Scharffs
BYU Law Review
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The Agreements Between Church And State: The Italian Perspective, Elena Ervas
The Agreements Between Church And State: The Italian Perspective, Elena Ervas
BYU Law Review
This Article explores the recent approach of the Italian Constitutional Court regarding agreements between the Italian State and religious denomination, which regulate matters of common interest. The Italian approach is compared to the contemporary approach of the Spanish legal system. The Italian approach grants strong discretion in favor of the Government in this context, but by doing so, it risks inadequately protecting the religious freedom of religious denominations in light of current jurisprudence. Moreover, the broad discretion given to the Italian government seems not to be in line with the current jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in …
The European Union And Freedom Of Religion Or Belief: A New Momentum, Ján Figel’
The European Union And Freedom Of Religion Or Belief: A New Momentum, Ján Figel’
BYU Law Review
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The Interplay Of Majority And Minority Religious Rights And The Role Of The Judiciary, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
The Interplay Of Majority And Minority Religious Rights And The Role Of The Judiciary, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
BYU Law Review
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A Muslim Registry: The Precursor To Internment?, Sahar F. Aziz
A Muslim Registry: The Precursor To Internment?, Sahar F. Aziz
BYU Law Review
Being political scapegoats in the indefinite “war on terror” is the new normal for Muslims in America. With each federal election cycle or terrorist attack in a Western country comes a spike in islamophobia. Candidates peddle tropes of Muslims as terrorists in campaign materials and political speeches to solicit votes. Government officials call for bold measures—extreme vetting, categorical bans, and mass deportations—to regulate and exclude Muslim bodies from U.S. soil. The racial subtext is that Muslims in the United States are outsiders who do not belong to the political community. A case in point is the “Muslim ban” issued by …