Politics, the State, and the Law
In this thematic section you can access research that examines the role of formal institutions, politics, the state and/or the law as an actor in conversation with religion or secularism.
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Religion and Diversity Project


Projects
Comparative Law at the Intersection of Religious and Secular Orders: The Muslim Talaq in Israel [Report]

The Public Management of Religious Diversity in Quebec and Ontario (2011-2012) [Report]

Bibliographies
Force of Laws

Case Law Databases
Canadian Court Cases Involving Religion

European Court of Human Rights Cases 2009-2011

United Kingdom Case Law Database 2001-2012

United States Supreme Court Cases 2000-2005

Memos
Ontario Human Rights Cases: Memo re Religion and Diversity Project: Methodology, Themes & Trends
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Religion, the State, and Society
National Research Programme NRP 58


Project Reports [in German]
Ethnicization of the Political and Problematization of Religious Difference

Protecting Religious Minorities in a Direct Democracy

What is the Role of Religious Communities in Plebiscites
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Religion in the Public Sphere - NOREL


Project Summaries
Summary of Religion and Politics Thematic

Summary of State and Religion Thematic
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The Impact of Religion


Project Reports
A New Proportionality Test for Fundamental Rights?: The Joined Cases C-92/09 and C-93/09 Volker und Markus Schecke GbR (C-92/09) and Hartmut Eifert (C-93/09) v. Land Hessen

Abort inom den islamiska rättstraditionen [Swedish]

Både ombudsman och kansler: Huvuddragen i JK-ämbetets utveckling 1713-1810 [Swedish]

Folkhemsislamism: islamdemokrati som biopolitisk maktordning [Swedish]

Preskription av äktenskapets rättsverkningar? [Swedish]

Religion in Nordic Party Platforms 1988-2008

The Challenge of Religion: Colloquium on Interdisciplinary Research Programmes

The Uses of Christianity in Nordic Nationalist Parties’ Opposition to Islam

Treacherous Liberties: Isaiah Berlin's Theory of Positive and Negative Freedom in Contemporary Political Culture
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Religare Project 
Religare Project Summary Report
2.1 Summary Report - Key Findings: Employment

2.2 Summary Report - Key Findings: Family Law

2.4 Summary Report - Key Findings: State Support Mechanisms

Reports and Documents
Religious Diversity and Secular Models in Europe: Innovative Approaches to Law and Policy

Mapping the Field of Religious diversity in EU Law and Policies within the European Commission

Basic Tensions of Governance of Religious Diversity: Item-list for the socio-legal research

Working Papers
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Europe

Cross-border Family Cases and Religious Diversity

Funding Religious Heritage [State of the Art Report]

In Pursuit of the Pagans: Muslim Law in the English Context

The Family: A State of the Art [State of the Art Report]

The Place of Religion in European Union Law and Policy: Competing Approaches and Actors inside the European Commission

Policy Briefs
Religion, Family and the Law - Innovative Approaches to Law and Policy

A Comparative Legal Study addressing Religious Belief Discrimination in Employment and Reasonable Accommodations for Employees' Religious or Philosophical Beliefs or Practices

Socio-Legal Reports
Challenges of Religious Accommodation - Bulgaria

Challenges of Religious Accommodation - Denmark

Challenges of Religious Accommodation - Netherlands

Challenges of Religious Accommodation - France

Challenges of Religious Accommodation - Turkey

Challenges of Religious Accommodation - United Kingdom

Reasonable Accommodation of Religious Claims in Europe

Presentations and Lectures
Fuzzy Law and the Boundaries of Secularism 
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Religion and Society Programme


Projects
Faith and Policy: Where Next for Religion in the Public Sphere? [Conference report]

Network of British Researchers and Practitioners of Islamic Law [Website]

Police-Muslim Engagement and Partnerships for the Purposes of Counter-Terrorism: An Examination [Report]

Preventing Religio-Political Extremism Amongst Muslim Youth: A Study Exploring Police-Community Partnership [Report]

Religion and Belief, Discrimination and Equality in England and Wales: Theory, Policy and Practice (2000-2010) [Website]

Religion, Discrimination and Accommodation: the Role of the State in a Multi-Faith Society [Summary report]

Religion, Justice and Well-Being: the Normative Foundations of Public Policy in a Multi-Faith society [Website]

‘Religion or Belief’: Identifying Issues and Priorities [Report]

Religious Non-Governmental Organizations and the United Nations in New York and Geneva [Website]

Secularism: A Reappraisal of Institutional Arrangements for Religious Regulation [Report]

Social Cohesion and Civil Law: Marriage, Divorce and Religious Courts [Report]

Taking Part: Muslim Participation in Contemporary Governance [Report]

The Difference that 'Faith' Makes: Faith-Based Organisations and the Provision of Services for Homeless People [Report]
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Politics of Religious Freedom 
Case Studies

Politics of Religious Freedom: Case Studies

The "Ayodhya" Case: Hindu Majoritarianism and the Right to Religious Liberty

Jews’ Free School: “Something has Gone Wrong”: The JFS Case and Defining Jewish Identity in the Courtroom

Jews’ Free School: Unlawful Religion? Modern Secular Power and the Legal Reasoning in the JFS Case
 
Jews’ Free School: "A Dissent on Brother Daniel," Commentary

Jews’ Free School: What Makes a Jewish Mother

Egyptian Law and the European Court of Human Rights: Immunity or Regulation? Antinomies of Religious Freedom

The Politics of Religious Freedom in Malaysia 

Legislating Religious Freedom: An Example of Muslim Marriages in South Africa

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The Immanent Frame: The Politics of Religious Freedom

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