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Religion-Free Environments In Common Interest Communities, Angela C. Carmella
Religion-Free Environments In Common Interest Communities, Angela C. Carmella
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Legislators And Religious-Based Reasoning, Diana Ginn, David Blaikie, Micah Goldstein
Legislators And Religious-Based Reasoning, Diana Ginn, David Blaikie, Micah Goldstein
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
In a secular, multicultural, liberal democratic society founded on the rule of law, is it appropriate for legislators (or political candidates) to refer to religious beliefs or texts when discussing a government initiative or urging action on a particular issue? Such references might be used for various purposes: to explain the speakers’ own beliefs; to emphasize that an issue has been around for a long time and therefore should be taken seriously; to elucidate historical influences on a particular law; or to give weight to a particular argument by buttressing it with religious authority. In Canada today, do ethics, law, …
Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment: Two Issues For The Appeal, John T. Parry
Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment: Two Issues For The Appeal, John T. Parry
Oklahoma Law Review
No abstract provided.
Defending Blasphemy: Exploring Religious Expression Under Ireland's Blasphemy Law, Katherine A. E. Jacob
Defending Blasphemy: Exploring Religious Expression Under Ireland's Blasphemy Law, Katherine A. E. Jacob
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
Note of the Year.
Opening The Broom Closet: Recognizing The Religious Rights Of Wiccans, Witches, And Other Neo-Pagans, Bradford S. Stewart
Opening The Broom Closet: Recognizing The Religious Rights Of Wiccans, Witches, And Other Neo-Pagans, Bradford S. Stewart
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Religious freedom is a core component of our nation and one of the most widely known and accepted constitutional guarantees provided by the First Amendment. No prior civilization had adopted a national policy that tolerated various religious beliefs while simultaneously refusing to endorse or promote a national religion. Considering the fundamental backdrop of religious tolerance, it might seem unimaginable that a skilled medical technician could be fired from her job, an alleged victim of sexual abuse could have her credibility undermined in a court of law, or a mother could lose custody of her child, under the color of legality, …
The Intersection Of Laicite And American Secularism: The French Burqa Ban In The Context Of United States Constitutional Law, Mary-Caitlin Ray
The Intersection Of Laicite And American Secularism: The French Burqa Ban In The Context Of United States Constitutional Law, Mary-Caitlin Ray
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Freedom Of Religion In Practice: Exemptions Under Antidiscrimination Laws On The Basis Of Religion., Neil J. Foster
Freedom Of Religion In Practice: Exemptions Under Antidiscrimination Laws On The Basis Of Religion., Neil J. Foster
Neil J Foster
Recognition of “human rights” often involves the need to balance one set of rights against another. While anti‐discrimination laws generally are designed to outlaw decision‐making on irrelevant grounds, recognition of “freedom of religion” (a clear human right acknowledged in the international covenants on the area) requires acknowledging that decision‐making in many areas on religious grounds is not irrelevant, and hence requires careful crafting of appropriate exemptions to otherwise blanket prohibitions against discrimination. But in many ways there has been a subtle shift in recent decades away from a fully‐orbed recognition of human rights, towards an absolutist prohibition of discrimination alone. …
Islam In The Secular Nomos Of The European Court Of Human Rights, Peter G. Danchin
Islam In The Secular Nomos Of The European Court Of Human Rights, Peter G. Danchin
Michigan Journal of International Law
If, with the benefit of hindsight, Mr. Choudhury's case was a harbinger of the emergence of various problems associated with Islam and the rights of Muslim minorities in European nation-states, then the events of September 11, 2001 have propelled these issues to the forefront of law and politics in a way unimaginable even a decade earlier. In Denmark, cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a suicide bomber have been published leading to protests and violence across Europe and the Islamic world; a law prohibiting students in public schools from wearing symbols or attire through which they conspicuously exhibit a …
Are Muslims The New Catholics? Europe’S Headscarf Laws In Comparative Historical Perspective, Robert A. Kahn
Are Muslims The New Catholics? Europe’S Headscarf Laws In Comparative Historical Perspective, Robert A. Kahn
Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law
No abstract provided.
The Hollow Promise Of Freedom Of Conscience, Nadia N. Sawicki
The Hollow Promise Of Freedom Of Conscience, Nadia N. Sawicki
Nadia N. Sawicki
Two hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson asserted that no law “ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority." Since then, freedom of conscience has continued to be heralded as a fundamental principle of American society. Indeed, many current policy debates – most notably in the medical and military contexts – are predicated on the theory that claims of conscience are worthy of legal respect. This Article challenges established assumptions, concluding that claims about the importance of conscience in American society have been highly exaggerated.
This Article first …
Tango Or More - From California's Lesson 9 To The Constitutionality Of A Gay-Friendly Curriculum In Public Elementary Schools, Amy Lai
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
In August 2009, a group of parents in California filed a lawsuit, Balde v. Alameda Unified School District, in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. They alleged that the Alameda Unified School District refused them the right to excuse their children from a new curriculum, Lesson 9, that would teach public elementary school children about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) families. The proposed curriculum included short sessions about GLBT people, incorporated into more general lessons about family and health, once a year from kindergarten through fifth grade. Kindergarteners would learn the harms of teasing, while fifth graders …
What Can Be Learned From The Experiences Of Various Societies In Dealing With Their Principal Trouble Spots?, I Benson
Law Conference Papers
Introduction
In both South Africa and Canada religions per se have not been principal trouble spots for a very long time. What has been very much at issue is the treatment of religious communities and religious believers by the State and from time to time disputes between rights claimants of one sort in relation to rights claimants of another. There are many differences between the two countries but in this paper I shall look for some common themes to evaluate a few of the more significant areas of conflict that engage religious pluralism. Most importantly, however, I shall examine a …
Teachers' Religious Garb As An Instrument For Globalization In Education, Caitlin S. Kerr
Teachers' Religious Garb As An Instrument For Globalization In Education, Caitlin S. Kerr
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Nebraska and Pennsylvania currently have laws in place that prohibit public school teachers from wearing religious garb. This Note applies the appropriate constitutional framework-a balancing test-in order to determine the propriety of a religious garb statute. Courts have upheld the statutes in light of perceived government endorsement of teachers' religion and feared impact on impressionable young children. However, both of these concerns are exaggerated and misplaced. Rather, a court must consider the demands a newly globalized world places on effective education for tomorrow's global citizens.
Pakistan's Failed Commitment: How Pakistan's Institutionalized Persecution Of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Violates The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Qasim Rashid
Law Student Publications
The United Nations (“UN”) adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”) in 1966 and officially implemented it in 1976 to ensure, among other guarantees, that no human is denied his or her right to equal voting, freedom of political association, due process of law, freedom of life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is among 166 nations that have signed and ratified the ICCPR. Since signing the ICCPR in 2008 and ratifying it in 2010, however, Pakistan has perpetuated state-sanctioned and violent persecution of religious minority groups such …
Russia’S 'Orthodox' Foreign Policy: The Growing Influence Of The Russian Orthodox Church In Shaping Russia’S Policies Abroad, Robert C. Blitt
Russia’S 'Orthodox' Foreign Policy: The Growing Influence Of The Russian Orthodox Church In Shaping Russia’S Policies Abroad, Robert C. Blitt
Scholarly Works
The government of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) - the country’s predominant religious group - recently underwent back-to-back changes in each institution’s respective leadership. This coincidence of timing has afforded a unique opportunity to reexamine the status of constitutional secularism and church-state relations in the Russian Federation.
In the short space of two years, the partnership of President Dmitri Medvedev and Patriarch Kirill has further entrenched a discriminatory three-tiered status system for religious groups and - perhaps more significantly - has generated multiple new channels of influence for the ROC in Russian social and political life, including handing …
One New President, One New Patriarch And A Generous Disregard For The Constitution: A Recipe For The Continuing Decline Of Secular Russia, Robert C. Blitt
One New President, One New Patriarch And A Generous Disregard For The Constitution: A Recipe For The Continuing Decline Of Secular Russia, Robert C. Blitt
Scholarly Works
The government of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) - the country’s predominant religious group - recently underwent back-to-back changes in each institution’s respective leadership. This coincidence of timing affords a unique opportunity to reassess the status of constitutional secularism and church–state relations in the Russian Federation.
Following a discussion of the presidential and patriarchal elections that occurred between March 2008 and January 2009, the Article surveys recent developments in Russia as they relate to the nation’s constitutional obligations. In the face of this analysis, the Article argues that the government and the ROC alike continue to willfully undermine …
Dennis The Menace?: An Analysis Of Whether The Episcopal Church’S Dennis Canon Entitles The Church To An Exemption From Neutral Trust Law, Robert W. Humphrey Ii
Dennis The Menace?: An Analysis Of Whether The Episcopal Church’S Dennis Canon Entitles The Church To An Exemption From Neutral Trust Law, Robert W. Humphrey Ii
Robert W Humphrey II
In 1979, the Episcopal Church amended its canons to include a provision whereby all dioceses and local churches agreed to hold their property in trust for the national church. The Dennis Canon, as it is known, was a response to a schism within the church and an attempt by the church to preserve real property owned by local churches. Many courts construing the effect of the Dennis Canon have found it applies even when common law trust principles would provide otherwise. However, the Supreme Court of South Carolina recently refused to give effect to it, stating it has “no legal …
Should New Bills Of Rights Address Emerging International Human Rights Norms? The Challenge Of 'Defamation Of Religion', Robert C. Blitt
Should New Bills Of Rights Address Emerging International Human Rights Norms? The Challenge Of 'Defamation Of Religion', Robert C. Blitt
Scholarly Works
The emerging international human rights norm of “defamation of religion,” an ongoing flashpoint in debates at the United Nations (UN) and elsewhere, merits the attention of all parties playing a role in the drafting of new bills of rights. This article uses the case study of defamation of religion, as an emerging norm and the current debate over a possible Australian bill of rights, to argue that a well-rounded drafting process. This drafting process should contemplate the relevancy and impact of emerging norms as a means of enhancing the process, deepening domestic understanding of rights, and ensuring an outcome instrument …
Constitutional Law - Vernon V. City Of Los Angeles, Et Al.: Government Employer May Investigate Employee's Religious Beliefs To Determine Whether Beliefs Affect Job Performance, Wendy L. Wilbanks
Golden Gate University Law Review
In Vernon v. City of Los Angeles, et al., the Ninth Circuit held that the city of Los Angeles' investigation of its assistant police chiefs religious beliefs did not violate his state or federal civil rights.
Church Of The Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. V. City Of Hialeah: A Reader's Companion To Contemporary Free Exercise Jurisprudence And The Right To Perform Ritual Animal Sacrifice, Rod M. Fliegel
Golden Gate University Law Review
Contemporary scholars have devoted ample attention to the Court's free exercise jurisprudence. The scope of this comment is thus appropriately limited to consideration of the fundamental free exercise questions presented by Hialeah. Although some review is obviously necessary, this comment is not intended as a comprehensive discussion of recent free exercise cases. Principally, issues which remain unresolved in the wake of the Court's Smith decision will be addressed, including the following. Observing that "neutrality" is the cornerstone of the Smith decision, what evidence may properly be considered when making the neutrality assessment? Will facial-neutrality be dispositive? Additionally, assuming that Smith …
Constitutional Law, Jeff Kirk, Robert E. Kroll, James D. Fisher, Jacqueline Martinez
Constitutional Law, Jeff Kirk, Robert E. Kroll, James D. Fisher, Jacqueline Martinez
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Anomalies: When Canada's Proportionality And The U.S.'S Categorization Just Don't Fit The Bill, Zakarij N. Laux
Constitutional Anomalies: When Canada's Proportionality And The U.S.'S Categorization Just Don't Fit The Bill, Zakarij N. Laux
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Minarets Vote Compromises Human Rights For Everyone, Anna Talbot
Minarets Vote Compromises Human Rights For Everyone, Anna Talbot
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Minarets, like church steeples, are a physical manifestation of religion. There is little doubt, then, that their recent banning in Switzerland following a referendum constitutes a breach of the right to freedom of religion, with respect to the right to manifest ones religion. This right is protected under a number of instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 18), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (Article 18), and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 9). Under these instruments, the right to manifest ones religion can only be limited if such a limitation is necessary …
Harmful Speech And The Culture Of Indeterminacy, Anthony D'Amato
Harmful Speech And The Culture Of Indeterminacy, Anthony D'Amato
Faculty Working Papers
I advocate two propositions in this Essay: the constitutional law of at least one category of content regulation of free speech is indeterminate, and recognition of this indeterminacy has been and ought to continue to be the Supreme Court's decisional basis for protecting speech against content regulation. Milkovich is worth examining at some length, not only because of the Court's failure to come up with general guidelines (after all, pragmatic indeterminacy predicts that failure!), but also because what the Court did say cannot even guide the lower court on remand.
Defaming Muhammad: Dignity, Harm, And Incitement To Religious Hatred, Peter G. Danchin
Defaming Muhammad: Dignity, Harm, And Incitement To Religious Hatred, Peter G. Danchin
Faculty Scholarship
The Danish cartoons controversy has generated a torrent of commentary seeking to define and defend competing conceptions of the normative implications of the affair. This Article addresses the question of how liberal democratic states ought to respond to visible manifestations of hatred, especially speech that constitutes incitement to religious hatred. Taking the publication of the Danish cartoons as its point of departure, the Article interrogates the complex historical and normative relationship between free speech and freedom of religion in the liberal democratic order and discusses the two critical questions of whether the cartoons give rise to a genuine conflict of …
Of Minarets, Headscarves, And Cartoons, Kurt Mills
Of Minarets, Headscarves, And Cartoons, Kurt Mills
Human Rights & Human Welfare
It is difficult not to agree with Tariq Ramadan. The fear of and discrimination against Muslims in Western societies since 9/11 is clear and worrying. The anti-Muslim populism he cites is real, although it may also be part of a broader anti-immigrant populism. The posters he describes are extremely disturbing, and reminiscent of World War II propaganda. They are an artifact of fear of the misunderstood “other.”
January Roundtable: Introduction
January Roundtable: Introduction
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
“My compatriots' vote to ban minarets is fuelled by fear” by Tariq Ramadan. The Guardian. November 29, 2009.
Democracy And Flame-Fanning Populists: An Undesirable Yet Inevitable Combination, Richard Burchill
Democracy And Flame-Fanning Populists: An Undesirable Yet Inevitable Combination, Richard Burchill
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Tariq Ramadan views the recent referendum in Switzerland inserting a ban against the building of minarets into the Swiss Constitution, as a vote against Muslims not only in Switzerland, but across Europe. Those of a more tolerant sensibility will of course agree with Ramadan on this issue and will easily criticize the Swiss for “getting it wrong” by voting in favor of this constitutional amendment. There is no question that a constitutional vote on what is essentially an issue of local planning permission is, as Ramadan describes it, a silly initiative. However, this is also the nature of democracy as …
On Visibly Dangerous Silliness, Anthony Chase
On Visibly Dangerous Silliness, Anthony Chase
Human Rights & Human Welfare
“Silly” is what Ramadan calls the Swiss minaret referendum. He urges, in response to its passage, that Swiss Muslims be more rather than less visible. Each point is worth reflection. How and why does silliness transform itself into danger? And how and why is visibility the correct response to such danger—even if it leads in directions Ramadan may not suspect?
Trying A New Way: Barack Obama’S Tolerance Of Intolerance, Stephanie L. Phillips
Trying A New Way: Barack Obama’S Tolerance Of Intolerance, Stephanie L. Phillips
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.