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Cross Burning, Hate Speech, And Free Speech In America, Edward J. Eberle
Cross Burning, Hate Speech, And Free Speech In America, Edward J. Eberle
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Free Exercise Of Religion In Germany And The United States, Edward J. Eberle
Free Exercise Of Religion In Germany And The United States, Edward J. Eberle
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In this Article, Professor Edward Eberle provides a comparative overview of constitutional safeguards affecting religious freedom in Germany and the United States. Specifically the author analyzes the German and American approaches to the free exercise of religion within their respective constitutional systems. The result is an illuminating exposition that provides much insight for comparative and constitutional scholars.
In the years following the Second World War, religious freedoms in Germany developed along similar, individualist paths to those found in the United States Constitution. However, unlike the Constitution, the Basic Law's provisions touching on religious liberty are detailed and quite elaborate and …