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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Law and Religion"”.
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Liberal Translations: Secular Concepts, Law, and Religion in Colonial Egypt
… of Egypt’s national formation between the 1880s and the 1930s. This period involved the convergence of nationalism, colonial rule, missionary activity, and new modes of governance at the national and international levels. Drawing on state and missionary archival material, periodicals, legal …
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Natural law and religion in the thought of Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694)
The emergence of natural law in seventeenth-century Europe was a response to decades of continuous "Warre" inspired by religious differences. The natural jurists of the seventeenth century (Grotius, Hobbes, and Pufendorf) all sought a remedy for the condition of war in independent sovereign states. …
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Where worlds collide: The English criminal law and religious belief
This thesis considers the interaction of law and religion in the English criminal law. The English criminal law is not well suited to dealing with the special circumstances of the religious defendant. In particular, there is evidence that the criminal law does not consistently meet the core …
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Religion and the Law in modern pluralist states: Towards a more balanced judicial approach to manifestation of belief in secular societies
… for the Phd by publication is located within the law and religion sub-discipline and is committed to enhancing religious freedom. It focuses on manifestation of belief and is dedicated to the legal protection of religious minorities. It highlights the difficulties of adjudicating conflicts related …
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From Religious Freedom to Indigenous Sovereignty: The Case of Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988)
… that the Indian respondents’ beliefs are sincere and that the Government’s proposed actions will have severe adverse effects on the practice of their religion.” Nevertheless, because the disputed area was on public land, the Court thought that the government should be allowed to manage its …
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Let the people speak: Solidarity culture and the making of a transnational opposition to the Marcos dictatorship, 1972-1986
"This dissertation attempts to understand pro-democratic activism in ways that do not solely revolve around public protest. In the case of anti-authoritarian mobilizations in the Philippines, the conversation is often dominated by the EDSA ""People Power"" protests of 1986. This project discusses …
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I think, they think, I am: An encounter of the mismatch between experiences and beliefs surrounding naturism
… to stigmatising attitudes towards the behaviour and its sexualisation. Attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs surrounding naturism are likely multifaceted, complex, and dependent on factors such as location, law, and religion. Naturism has received sizeable presence in media and this anecdotal …
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Nikah Sirri Perspektif tuan guru di Kota Banjarmasin Kalimantan Selatan
… the only ritual to unite two human beings, man and woman, officially in state law (positive law) and religion law. The high frequency of sirri marriage nowadays creates the controversion among ulemas, either the contemporary ulema who are contra toward sirri marriage or the classical ulema who …
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Sharia in the city: negotiation and construction of moral space
… variety of backgrounds in Chicago's Devon Avenue and how they co-construct physical and moral spaces. More specifically, I am interested in how sharia as a divine, non-contingent moral and legal code is understood and analyzed in various contingent situations and everyday settings such as …